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HOW to Prune Trees, Epicormic Sprout

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HOW to Prune Trees, Epicormic Sprout

Epicormic Sprout:

a shoot that arises from latent or adventitious buds; also know as water sprouts that occur for on stems and branches and suckers that are produced from the base of trees. In older wood, epicormic shoots often result from severe defoliation or radical pruning.

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