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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Plant Production, Gardening > plant cultural practices > pruning > hedging (pruning)
Preferred Term:

hedging (pruning)

Definition:
A specialized form of mechanical pruning done in orchards that involves cutting back the sides of the tree canopy to reduce crowding between rows of trees, improve equipment access, improve air circulation and light penetration, and delay the need for tree thinning.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
pruning
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/138422
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RDF/XMLCreated 2010-11-04, last modified 2012-11-30