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Pruning vs Lopping - What's the difference?

pruning | lopping |

As nouns the difference between pruning and lopping

is that pruning is a removal of excess material from a tree or shrub while lopping is the cutting off of branches, etc.

As verbs the difference between pruning and lopping

is that pruning is while lopping is .

pruning

English

Noun

  • A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
  • (countable) Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
  • (computer science) A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

    • Derived terms

    * alpha-beta pruning

    Verb

    (head)

    • lopping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The cutting off of branches, etc.
  • That which is cut off; leavings.
  • * Burke
    • The loppings made from that stock whilst it stood.