![]() Next year some of the extra lateral branches can be removed. The buds below will produce lateral branches, creating a fuller tree. This last bud will grow into an outward growing shoot. This will create a tree with branches gently radiating up and away from the centre.įinally look at last year’s growth on the ends of the branches and head back by about 1/3 to an outward facing bud. Keep the height down by removing vertical branches at their origin or cutting back to a lateral shoot or to an outward facing bud. ![]() Then remove crossing branches and those growing towards the centre. Cut back to a healthy bud or lateral branch. Check for live wood by scratching the bark to see if it is green and moist under the bark. The first step is to remove the “3 D’s”-dead, diseased, and damaged wood.
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