Pepibom
Sapling
Hi folks,
Recently started to trim back some trident maples and wanted to know a little about internode length and where and I should cut back to.
As an example, in the attached picture, I wondered, with short internode lengths in mind, if it would be ok to cut back to any of those circled “buds” and expect new growth from there? There are several branches on my tree that have new green growth emanating from a point quite far away from where I would actually want it to start growing.
My question: is must you always cut back to a pair of leaves or is it ok to cut further back onto old wood and “force” the tree to bud out at that point?
If the answer is you always have to cut back to a pair of leaves then the follow up would be: any way to chase back budding in order to get shorter internodes?
Hope that makes sense. And thanks!
Recently started to trim back some trident maples and wanted to know a little about internode length and where and I should cut back to.
As an example, in the attached picture, I wondered, with short internode lengths in mind, if it would be ok to cut back to any of those circled “buds” and expect new growth from there? There are several branches on my tree that have new green growth emanating from a point quite far away from where I would actually want it to start growing.
My question: is must you always cut back to a pair of leaves or is it ok to cut further back onto old wood and “force” the tree to bud out at that point?
If the answer is you always have to cut back to a pair of leaves then the follow up would be: any way to chase back budding in order to get shorter internodes?
Hope that makes sense. And thanks!