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"It's pointing out some rote number that means nothing," he said, insisting that Meta's research is being "pruned and manipulated."

Otherwise, the script prunes the couple’s legal battle down to one scene with Ivy’s viperous lawyer, played by Allison Janney, who brings a rottweiler to the showdown and claims it’s her service animal.

Owners would have to prune trees up and away from their houses; they would need to keep their roofs clear of leaves, needles and other dead vegetation.

Smith added that if the tree is able to push out fresh leaves, residents can prune its dead branches and leave the live ones to foster “meaningful new growth in the canopy.”

Crouched in cold mud under a thin Spring rain, vineyard employee Élodie Bonet snaps off unwanted vine shoots with her fingers and pruning clippers.