Step one: Travel approximately 18 inches up the underside of the branch you are removing. Cut up about halfway through the branch.
Step two: Move to the top side of the branch. Choose a location an inch further out from your first cut. Carefully cut down until the branch breaks free.
Step three: Find the branch collar on your trunk. This is stem tissue around the base of the branch. . Make a complete cut with a 45-degree angle kicking out from the base of the tree.
(SOURCE Chris Lambton) Add your vocabulary words in along the way if you decide to use my answer.
