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A. Staked plants do need pruning (as above); a good reference on tomato-pruning is here. Some gardeners who do not stake prune anyway. Though this is more pinching than pruning, snip off any flowerbuds that set until the plant is settled in and growing strong, after it reaches perhaps a foot tall or so.
