# Heart Rot, Apples, and microbial communities

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This is a really great article by Eliza Greenwood, who has been working on woody perennial/animal combined systems for a long time. I recommend a lot of her blog, but this was a particularly insigntful reflection for me.

> **[Heart Rot: The bridge between ecology and horticulture](https://elizapples.com/2021/08/23/heart-rot-the-bridge-between-ecology-and-horticulture/)**
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> I’m a lifelong student of pruning. I LOVE learning, observing, and theorizing over tree physiology and applying newfound thoughts and theories with curiosity and gratitude every pruning seaso…