Is it necessary to prune Fruitless Mulberry tree?

Is it necessary to prune a Fruitless Mulberry annually? Mine has been pruned each year and has the round knobs at the end of each limb. I am too old to do it myself and really cannot afford the $100 charge to have it done each year. But I have been told that it must be pruned each year.

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#1 Comment By Alisma On 01/18/2017 @ 10:09 pm

As this article explains, trees like yours that have been pollarded (forming the round knobs at the end of limbs) do need to be pruned every other year at least:

http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/yard/2001/012701.html ^[1]

A tree that was previously pollarded and then not pruned for years could become overgrown and need more expensive maintenance later:

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=156 ^[2]

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[1] http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/yard/2001/012701.html: http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/yard/2001/012701.html

[2] https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=156: https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=156

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