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Old Mister Crow
Join Date: May-2002
Location: Seattle, WA.
Country: USA
Posts: 3,197
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Originally Posted by badlad52
You can shorten the shoots now, which should help some buds to begin developing down lower. When they start to break, you can cut back the trunk, but leave plenty of room above the bud for die back.
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I disagree. While this might work, you're taking a big risk by doing so. Chopping the trunk last year weakened the tree; doing it again is asking the tree to draw on reserves that might not be there. Among other things, you risk losing the tree entirely or losing parts of the root system if you chop again now.
Wait until next year unless you really don't mind taking a big gamble.
Best regards,
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