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The next thing that is important is: where to cut the new growth. Elms have leaves that are alternate right/left continuously up the limb. The important thing to remember is that the new bud will sprout from the base of the last leaf left on the limb and grow in the direction that the leaf points.
This means that you can set the direction of the new limb by selecting the first, second or third leaf on the new branch. The next two pictures show how to cut. In each example the new limb will follow the direction of the shears.
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