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The Research Foundation to Tree Pruning: A Review of the Literature

James R. Clark and Nelda Matheny
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 2010, 36 (3) 110-120; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2010.015
James R. Clark
James R. Clark (corresponding author), HortScience, Inc., P.O. Box 754, Pleasanton CA 94566, U.S.,
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