SeanS
Omono
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I’ve read mixed opinions online regarding keeping side shoots/branches on leaders. Interested to hear everyone’s thoughts. Some say to cut off any shoots or branches from leaders while growing trunks, others say keep them. My thinking is it’s best to keep as much foliar mass on a leader as possible for rapid wood production, while those that say to remove side branches say this increases vertical growth which produces faster thinking below the growth.
My question is mostly focused on deciduous development, but I’m also interested in hearing opinions on JBP development. Do you keep all apical shoots at the top of a leader or do you only keep the strongest central shoot when developing trunks?
My question is mostly focused on deciduous development, but I’m also interested in hearing opinions on JBP development. Do you keep all apical shoots at the top of a leader or do you only keep the strongest central shoot when developing trunks?