# \#pruning **URL:** https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/tag/pruning/399.md [Latest](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [Tap roots on woody plants - fragile or not?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/tap-roots-on-woody-plants-fragile-or-not/3135)
**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/tap-roots-on-woody-plants-fragile-or-not/3135 "2024-11-10T18:40:12Z")
I would question your assumption about the tap root. On what basis do you believe it makes any significant change to not damage the tap root? Nurseries routinely prune tap roots and mainstream woody plant physiology des…