1. A horticultural pruning template system for aiding a user in pruning a horticultural object to a predetermined contour comprising: (a) template means for viewing said horticultural object with a substantially constant perspective at a plurality of locations around said horizontal object when said user is displaced from said horticultural object at a predetermined distance, said template means including a plate member for viewing said horticultural object therethrough; and, (b) coupling means releasably secured to said horticultural object and said template means on opposing ends of said coupling means for maintaining said predetermined distance.