PRUNING
- the act of pruning [n -S]
- Trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, esp. to increase fruitfulness and growth
- Cut away (a branch or stem) in this way
- PRUNE, to cut off branches or parts from [v]
- Reduce the extent of (something) by removing superfluous or unwanted parts
- Remove (superfluous or unwanted parts) from something