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Information Paper 7/06 Pruning trees to reduce water use. Summaries of research - conclusions and recommendations
Publication Year
2006
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Summarises the results of a series of experiments conducted by East Malling Research and Cambridge University over five years to assess if soil drying by trees could be controlled by branch pruning. Two standard pruning techniques were used to reduce the crown size of mature trees. An alternative approach for newly planted trees was also investigated, using a geotextile membrane to limit tree roots growth.
Author
Hipps, N. A., Atkinson, C. J. and Griffiths, H.
ISBN
9781860819193
Publisher Information
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