TL;DR
Deadwooding is the climber's term for working systematically through a canopy and cutting out every dead limb above an agreed size, leaving the living architecture untouched. It is the gentlest category of pruning because no live tissue is removed, no seasonal timing constraints apply, and the tree's energy budget is unaffected, yet it demands real skill since dead wood is brittle, unpredictable under load, and unsafe to rig from.
What it means
Deadwooding is the climber's term for working systematically through a canopy and cutting out every dead limb above an agreed size, leaving the living architecture untouched. It is the gentlest category of pruning because no live tissue is removed, no seasonal timing constraints apply, and the tree's energy budget is unaffected, yet it demands real skill since dead wood is brittle, unpredictable under load, and unsafe to rig from. Mature-tree care programs schedule it on a recurring cycle, often every three to five years.
Where it sits in the glossary
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