pruning

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Brazilian director Karim Ainouz's surreal satire "Rosebush Pruning" premiered on Saturday at the Berlin Film Festival with one of the programme's starriest casts portraying an outrageously spoiled and dysfunctional family descending into chaos.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

Pruning allows both air and sunlight to move freely between the vines.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

“November 21. Friday. Eight hours pruning pears. Pruning started today.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024

Pruning tomato plants late in the season should be more aggressive than early-season pruning: your aim is to improve airflow and let more sunlight in.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2022

Pruning is perhaps the most important matter in successful peach culture.

From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.