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1. Call for release of tree safety report

   Posted Aug 29th 2008, 12:00am by Olga Wong

   ... of the risk of collapse and its potential impact on human lives and property. Efforts should be made to minimise risks. 'If necessary, the tree might need to be pruned or cut,' Mr So said. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/650715/call-release-tree-safety-report
2. News - Asia - PHILIPPINES

   Philippine distillers praise coconut vodka

   Posted Jan 07th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... since he was a teenager. Workers climb the trees without protective harnesses to prune the coconut flowers before they turn into fruits. The sap is allowed to drip into bamboo receptacles. Like ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1121639/philippine-distillers-praise-coconut-vodka
3. Healthy banyan tree now at risk after careless pruning

   Posted Aug 30th 2010, 12:00am by Lana Lam

   ... Environment Environment Trees Pruning Lana Lam A week ago, this young tree was a healthy Chinese banyan, bringing a touch of green to the concrete jungle of Central. Today, it is an example of careless pruning, with the Lands Department forced to issue a warning to the contractor that hacked off its branches, and demand immediate remedial work. However, the damage caused may ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/723410/healthy-banyan-tree-now-risk-after-careless-pruning
4. Canossa Hospital fined for hatchet job on banyan tree

   Posted Aug 05th 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... for the excessive pruning of a Chinese banyan tree next to the construction site. The department said its newly formed tree unit concluded that the pruning breached tree trimming guidelines issued ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/721288/canossa-hospital-fined-hatchet-job-banyan-tree
5. Bid to save tree in Western as another is felled

   Posted Sep 23rd 2008, 12:00am by Olga Wong

   ... checks. A meeting of experts is scheduled today to determine whether the tree can be saved from felling. Sources close to the group said the tree could be saved by pruning some branches to reduce ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/653707/bid-save-tree-western-another-felled
6. Lime pickle

   Posted May 09th 2005, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... it with two smaller hybrid trees. Council leader John Cudmore is not a fan, calling the limes 'cabbages on sticks' that need heavy pruning. Limes grow too vigorously, for up to 200 years, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/499877/lime-pickle
7. Agile worker has rapidly climbed the career ladder

   Posted Mar 26th 2005, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... for CLP after graduating from a six-week training course that included electrical safety, pruning techniques and tree-hazard diagnosis. His affection for the job is rooted in a childhood ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/494297/agile-worker-has-rapidly-climbed-career-ladder
8. Estate residents shocked by extent 40 trees were pruned

   Posted Aug 04th 2009, 12:00am by Peter So

   ... Environment Environment Natural Disaster Pruning Peter So Residents at a Tai Po estate where 40 trees were heavily pruned said they were surprised at the extent of the work because they thought ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/688815/estate-residents-shocked-extent-40-trees-were-pruned
9. Pruned trees likely to die, says expert

   Posted Aug 03rd 2009, 12:00am by Danny Mok

   ... Environment Environment Natural Disaster Pruning Danny Mok About half of 40 heavily pruned trees on a Tai Po estate would die, a tree expert said yesterday. The crowns of the trees at Chung Nga Court were savagely pruned about two days after Typhoon Molave hit the city on July 19, Tai Po District councillor Kwan Wing-yip said. Mr Kwan, who lives in a village overlooking ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/688702/pruned-trees-likely-die-says-expert
10. Cutting out the problems

    Posted Nov 22nd 2008, 12:00am by Remo Notarianni

    ... branches, so I moved on to pruning trees. Generally, if you work as a tree worker, you either work on the ground or on the tree. You have to climb the tree and prune it. From there I rediscovered ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/660991/cutting-out-problems

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