Structural pruning southern live oak

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Before pruning	After pruning
Before pruning there were many upright stems competing with the leader. The tree was growing like a bush.	All stems, except the leader, that were growing upright on the right side of the crown were reduced in length by making reduction cuts back to lateral branches. Branches on the right side of the retained leader will fill in the crown void.

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