The objective of this paper was to evaluate the effects caused by the above ground pruning over the survival, height (h), neck diameter (dn) and h/dn relation, of Pinus taeda L. seedlings, in the municipal district of Caçador, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, aiming to obtain seedlings of better quality. Six different types and intensities of pruning were tested. The data were analyzed by the variances homogeneity...