QuantumSparky
Shohin
I recently chopped a new maple a few inches above the final chop location. I've heard from videos and the forum that it's common to do a rough chop first, wait a year, and then do the final chop at the angle you want and (usually) pretty close to your selected new leader.
Does chopping in stages like this make the second final chop less stressful for the tree since most of the foliage was taken off the first time? I'm not quite sure the reasoning behind doing this way if my guess is incorrect.
Does chopping in stages like this make the second final chop less stressful for the tree since most of the foliage was taken off the first time? I'm not quite sure the reasoning behind doing this way if my guess is incorrect.