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Not all trees need to be pruned." This good news comes in an article by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Leslie Allen in today's RGJ. (As with all RGJ articles, be sure to visit the link within the next couple of weeks because it will disappear.)

More good news from the article for the not-so-ambitious gardener: "Trees have a natural ability to heal over pruning cuts, so there is no need to apply pruning sealants or dressings to the cuts." Yay!

The article has good information about when you do need to prune trees and how to do it.. The Truckee Meadows Community Forestry Coalition also has good information on its site.

Apparently this weekend would be a good time to prune trees. You can see the branches clearly without leaves, and this is the best weather we're going to have for a while since a series of storms is coming in next week.