These are common deciduous woodland trees, planted three years ago. In
their short lives they've twice come into leaf and then been hit hard by
a late frost. As a result, many of them have lost their leaders and are
dividing (feathering?) in their growth.

The question is: should I prune to encourage a new leader, or should I
let the tree take care of that for itself?

Does anyone have experience of this?


Brian Mitchell