JesusFreak
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So I’m kinda thinking my new leader should be in the center of the tree but unfortunately it’s the smallest one right now. 
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I think it is fortunate.
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They all need a new lead. Good that one is small because it has the shortest girth to grow.
The lower one is thicker so the new segment on it needs to be proportionately thick. Or grow quite longer(time).
Sorce
Rewind...
They all need a new lead. Good that one is small because it has the shortest girth to grow.
The lower one is thicker so the new segment on it needs to be proportionately thick. Or grow quite longer(time).
Sorce
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Peter Tea suggests to "build a tree", when working with deciduous trees. If you are building the next segment of a single trunk. You allow the extension to "escape", or grow until the diameter is about 75% of the segment below. Then you cut it short, let it back bud, select the next leader, let it escape until 75% diameter of the precious segment. This will build taper.
There the trunk divides to 2 sub-trunks, let each future sub-trunk "escape", or grow out until it is near 50% the diameter of the trunk segment below. This will just about heal over the cut stub of the previous trunk segment. Then cut short. Then let 2 on each sub-trunk grow out.
There the trunk divides to 2 sub-trunks, let each future sub-trunk "escape", or grow out until it is near 50% the diameter of the trunk segment below. This will just about heal over the cut stub of the previous trunk segment. Then cut short. Then let 2 on each sub-trunk grow out.
