The best replacement for pruning is trimming.

The best alternatives to pruning are rated as following:
★★★★★  trimming
★★★  shearing
★★★  spur pruning
★  topping
★  tree trimming
★  lopping
★  pruning
★  thinning
★  deadheading
★  cane pruning
  not pruning tomatoes
  not pruning
  vlan allowed

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Speaking about pruning, one probably shouldn't forget about grapes.

Other search terms related to pruning and their ratings are:
★★★★★ grapes
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