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Pruning is a crucial tree maintenance task that focuses on maintaining healthy and vigorous tree growth. There are different types of pruning cuts that can be done for your trees in Florida, like thinning, heading, reduction, and pinching. Thinning is a pruning cut that involves removing limbs from branches to let more light enter the interior of the tree while preserving its appearance and form. Heading is a pruning cut where a portion of a branch is removed or an entire branch past lateral limbs is cut down to control your tree's size and encourage a lusher appearance. Reduction cuts is a pruning cut that involves cutting a branch before a lateral stem to reduce its length, while pinching encourages branching by cutting a stem close to leaf nodes to force your tree to take on a bushier and fuller form.

Thinning allows more light to enter the trees' interior.

Thinning is a type of pruning cut that involves cutting limbs and shoots from the main branch where it originated to strategically reduce the branches from your tree. This means the thinning cut is not flush with the tree trunk and is made before the collar of the branch. The branch collar is a bulbous area that connects the branch to the trunk and contains tissue that promotes rapid healing and protects the trunk from infections.

Thinning focuses on maintaining your tree's form and overall appearance while allowing more light to enter the interior and improving air circulation. In turn, it...