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Selective removal of parts of a plant
Pruning is the selective removal of certain parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. It is practiced in horticulture, arboriculture, and silviculture. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: PruningA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A Survey on Deep Neural Network Pruning: Taxonomy, Comparison, Analysis, and RecommendationsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: L'élagage des arbresThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Synaptic Pruning by Microglia Is Necessary for Normal Brain DevelopmentCited 4,100 times
- Go sideways: Branch collarA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Branch attachmentA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
Noun Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
Noun A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.
Verb present participle and gerund of prune
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Synaptic Pruning by Microglia Is Necessary for Normal Brain Development
Pruning algorithms-a survey
Loss of mTOR-Dependent Macroautophagy Causes Autistic-like Synaptic Pruning Deficits
The Complement System: An Unexpected Role in Synaptic Pruning During Development and Disease
Pruning and quantization for deep neural network acceleration: A survey
Abnormal dendritic spines in fragile X knockout mice: Maturation and pruning deficits
RETRACTED ARTICLE: APP binds DR6 to trigger axon pruning and neuron death via distinct caspases
Increased synapse elimination by microglia in schizophrenia patient-derived models of synaptic pruning
🆕 Influential since 2022
A Survey on Deep Neural Network Pruning: Taxonomy, Comparison, Analysis, and Recommendations
Model Pruning Enables Efficient Federated Learning on Edge Devices
Structured Pruning for Deep Convolutional Neural Networks: A Survey
Methods for Pruning Deep Neural Networks
A review of Pareto pruning methods for multi-objective optimization
📚 Books worth reading
L'élagage des arbresAmédée Joseph de Pérusse des Cars · 1865
The British fruit-gardener, and art of pruning ...John Abercrombie, Thomas Mawe · 1779
The Lorette system of pruningLouis Lorette · 1925
The pruning-bookL. H. Bailey · 1898
Cass Turnbull's Guide to PruningCass Turnbull · 2004
The complete book of pruningBrian Halliwell · 1988
The well-tended perennial gardenTracy DiSabato-Aust · 1998- 📕Simple pruningN. Catchpole · 1946
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🔗 Related topics
- Branch collar A branch collar is the "shoulder" between the branch and trunk of woody plants; the inflammation formed at the base of the branch is caused by annually…
- Branch attachment A branch attachment is where a branch is attached to the trunk of a tree. Three types of branch attachment are recognized due to differences in the anatomical…
- Fruit tree pruning Fruit tree pruning is the cutting and removing of selected parts of a fruit tree. It spans a number of horticultural techniques. Pruning often means cutting…
- Arboriculture Arboriculture (/ˈɑːrbərɪˌkʌltʃər, ɑːrˈbɔːr-/, from Latin: arboris + culture) is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines…
- Arborist An arborist, or (less commonly) arboriculturist, is a professional in the practice of arboriculture, which is the cultivation, management, and study of…
- Pollarding Pollarding is a pruning system involving the removal of the upper branches of a tree, which promotes the growth of a dense head of foliage and branches…
- Tree topping Tree topping is the practice of removing whole tops of trees or large branches and/or trunks from the tops of trees, leaving stubs or lateral branches…
- Water sprout Water sprouts or water shoots are shoots that arise from the trunk of a tree or from branches that are several years old, from latent buds. The latent…