Arizona State University ABS 360 Quiz 2 1)An example of a tree with an excurrent growth habit is a Which of the following pruning strategies should be used to create a shrub with a formal appearance? The best time of year to prune flowering shrubs like Texas ranger that flower on new wood is Raising the crown of a tree to improve visibility should involve never removing more than    % of the lower tree crown at any one time Natural or informal pruning involves   Crown thinning a tree should be done so as to never remove more than    % of the foliage at one time Removal of large trees limbs with a pruning saw is most safely and correctly accomplished by standing on a ladder and using a single cut from below the branch A texas ranger shrub that has been regularly and frequently pruned with heading cuts Terminal buds grow at the tip of a shoot and produce hormones that inhibit the growth of lateral buds Training a young tree lowers the probability of corrective pruning later on as the tree matures The proper tool to use when branches are smaller than 1” in thickness, but larger than 3/8” in thickness is: