Anatomy and supply. The thenar musculature consists of four muscles located on the radial side of the palm. Together they form the 'ball' of the thumb known as the thenar eminence. They originate at different carpal bones and distally attach to the thumb. The thenar muscles are: Abductor pollicis brevis muscle: arises from the tubercles of the scaphoid and trapezium, and from the flexor retinaculum.
Steps. 1  1. Choose the proper time to prune lemon trees. 2  2. Remove all fruit from the tree. 3  3. Prune any branches that are damaged or diseased all the way back to the base.  4. Cut any branches that are smaller than the diameter of a 1  pencil. 5. Prune suckers as they appear at any time.  6. Decide if you want an open, compact, or hedge type tree look.
Prune a pink bower vine annually in the early spring. Prune again in midsummer if needed to keep rampant vines from invading other parts of the garden. Disinfect the pruning shears by wiping them down with alcohol.. Remove pruning debris with a rake and discard or compost the trimmings. Fertilize with a general purpose garden fertilizer after the spring pruning and water well to soak the fertilizer into the roots.