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Originally Posted by Joanie
Oh, and of course you can't transplant the maple until early spring. Just keep it in mind.
I meant to mention that by letting the tree grow out you will get the quickest trunk thickness. Although someone mentioned somewhere that trimming the top a bit will push the growth down into the lower branches and if they are very active, too, you might get even more growth.
Joanie
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That's what I do. I trim it back. I may be loosing a little bit of trunk girth. It's hard to tell.
I look at it this way. More leaves equel more growth. Does the tree care whether they are all spaced out over a bean-pole of a trunk or can they just as easily grow along the branches. On my trees that are growing out, I can only see the very bottom of the trunk. Every inch is covered it leaves except for the whips from this years growth. Essentially it's a bush.