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Hello,

Attached are a couple angled pictures of this P. afra specimen I picked up online. I have already structurally pruned it, but I have a hard time deciding the trunk like and when to prune. Also, how do I make the trunk line smooth from the stumps of previous cuts? Thanks!
 

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Chop_n_Change

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The stubs will dry up and fall off on their own, so you shouldn’t have to do much. Careful on watering over the winter, that is a lot of pot for that tree, keep it on the dryer side, and in the spring you can prune to shape before the growth starts. I usually prune early summer.

Don’t be alarmed if some of the leaves fall over winter and reduce watering. They are drought tolerant and the biggest hazard over winter is root rot due to constant damp soi

Picture is a 2 year old cutting from a clump I got at The Depot late 2019.
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The stubs will dry up and fall off on their own, so you shouldn’t have to do much. Careful on watering over the winter, that is a lot of pot for that tree, keep it on the dryer side, and in the spring you can prune to shape before the growth starts. I usually prune early summer.

Don’t be alarmed if some of the leaves fall over winter and reduce watering. They are drought tolerant and the biggest hazard over winter is root rot due to constant damp soi

Picture is a 2 year old cutting from a clump I got at The Depot late 2019.
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Any musings on the trunk line?
 

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not a lot there to speak about right now. Assuming you repotted this recently, just let it grow and see where the strength in the tree takes it. Left pic looks good as a consideration, but really, you just want to get it pushing out all over and take what it gives you. Being as far north as you are these aren’t going to be really aggressive growers, so you want to let it get full and ramped up before you get to make big changes.

good luck!
 
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