Meanings (ES + gloss)
podar
To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
A good grape grower will prune the vines once a year.
Our delightful task / To prune these growing plants, and tend these flowers.
podar
To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).
taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be pruned and reformed
to prune a budget, or an essay