Breadfruit Tree Pruning Guide: Selective Branch Cutting – How to Select

Another maintenance pruning tree at Debbie’s farm with 8-year-old Ma‘afala varieties. Watch as Arborist Chris Carter chooses which branches to remove in the canopy. Chris uses a handsaw to remove smaller, unproductive branches that are not bearing/will not bear fruit. He also removes an ‘ulu sapling that has sprouted up from the ground that also requires energy from the tree.