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Properties of a Pruning Operator

*Department of Computer Science; University of Bristol, University Walk Bristol BS8 1TR
Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, University Walk Bristol BS8 1TR
In successful pruning it is very necessary to know a certain amount about your subjects mode of living. In particular it is essential to understand the factors which influence vigour, because pruning is so very much related to and governed by degree of growth. It is for these reasons that the opening pages deal with theoretical information which is of importance if the subject is to be properly understood. Simple Pruning, N. Catchpole, W. & H. L. Collingridge Ltd, 1930.