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radical acer pruning?
I have a small-leaved (green leaved) acer. It is too big at about 10+ft.
Initial plans were to completely remove it, but I wondered, suppose I radically cut it back to just a few stumps? Will it regrow new smaller branches or is this a waste of time? The bottom of the tree is probably about 9 inches across and it splits after a few feet to several substantial branches. What I want is something about 5ft tall, lots of foliage, and many slim branches. -- Tumbleweed Remove my socks before replying (but no email reply necessary to newsgroups) |
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radical acer pruning?
On Sat, 24 May 2003 21:03:09 +0100, "Tumbleweed"
wrote: I have a small-leaved (green leaved) acer. It is too big at about 10+ft. Initial plans were to completely remove it, but I wondered, suppose I radically cut it back to just a few stumps? Will it regrow new smaller branches or is this a waste of time? The bottom of the tree is probably about 9 inches across and it splits after a few feet to several substantial branches. What I want is something about 5ft tall, lots of foliage, and many slim branches. Could try it. However, I would cover any wound with a cut paste to keep the moisture in. Also, I tend to keep at least one good branch to try and ensure the whole trees survival. |
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