First Growing SeasonĪt the end of the first growing season, the tree should look similar to the “before pruning” example below. Select scaffold limbs during the summer or wait until just before growth begins in the second season. If no desirable laterals are available, head the tree to the desired height and cut out all side branches to one bud.Ī number of shoots will develop during the season that can be selected for scaffold limbs. The lowest limb should be about 15 inches and the highest about 30 inches from the ground. If the tree is branched when it comes from the nursery, select three or four laterals with wide-angle crotches (greater than 45°) spaced evenly up and around the trunk for the permanent scaffold limbs.
Cut back newly planted trees to about 30 inches high, just above a lateral branch or bud.
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