Garden & Nature

Tree & Shrub Pruning

Stop guessing where to cut. Start pruning like you know the tree.

12 lessons4 modules9h 35m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course turns nervous guesswork into confident, biology-based pruning. You will master the three-cut limb removal, the difference between heading and thinning, a month-by-month timing calendar, fruit tree shaping systems, hedge renovation, and the overhead-work safety rules that keep you out of the ER. Every technique is grounded in how trees actually compartmentalize wounds.

Curriculum

Module 1: How Plants Respond to the Cut3 lessons

Why We Prune and the Three Real GoalsPreview45m
Branch Anatomy: Collar, Bark Ridge, and the Compartment🔒50m
Heading vs Thinning: The Two Cuts That Do Everything🔒45m

Module 2: Tools, Sharpening, and Hygiene3 lessons

Choosing the Right Tool by Branch Diameter🔒45m
The Three-Cut Method for Large Limbs🔒50m
Sharpening, Cleaning, and Disease Hygiene🔒45m

Module 3: Timing by Species and Plant Type3 lessons

Dormant vs Summer Pruning: The Core Decision🔒45m
The Spring Bloomer Rule and Bleeders🔒45m
A Month-by-Month Pruning Calendar🔒50m

Module 4: Fruit Trees, Hedges, and Working Safely3 lessons

Training Young Fruit Trees: Central Leader and Open Center🔒55m
Hedges and Renovating Overgrown Shrubs🔒50m
Wound Response and Overhead Safety🔒50m