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

Pruning, thinning and harvesting peaches must be done within a very tight time frame, Karm Bains said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Pruning dead stems will remove sources of excessive bacteria since decaying flowers release bacteria into the water faster than fresh stems.

From Salon • May 20, 2022

Pruning follows accepted patterns in every grape region, and when the pattern is learned the difficulties are easily overcome.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.