1) Chops 2) Cuts 3) Cuts off 4) Cuts off branches 5) Cuts off branches, twigs, etc 6) Cuts with a cleaver 7) Cuts with garden shears 8) Does some pruning 9) Eliminates as unnecessary 10) Excises 11) Hacks off 12) Hangs down loosely 13) More than snips 14) Performs some tree surgery 15) Prunes 16) Prunes from plums 1) Prunes 
branches of tree cut from trunk after felling (P 205)
branches of tree cut from trunk after felling (P 205)