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How to train your trees?
Posted on 5/11/19 at 7:27 am
Posted on 5/11/19 at 7:27 am
Can anyone point me to a video on how to properly train my trees? I bought 11 Savannah hollies last year from a nursery up in north la sight unseen and none of them really have a good central trunk. I need to train them to grow a central trunk. Need to watch a video on how to decide what to prune or hire an arborist. Suggestions?
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Posted on 5/11/19 at 10:57 am to Neauxla
Start by watching this set of videos
LINK
Also see if you can purchase a used copy of “An Illustrated Guide to Pruning” by Edward F. Gilman (expensive new, look for a cheaper used copy on AbeBooks, an older edition is OK) or check a copy out from your public library. If they don’t have a copy, sometimes you can get it through inter-library loan. The book has so much information on training young trees properly it will make you head swim. It’s not complicated once you understand what to and how to do it.
Because your trees are young, you are in good shape for training them properly.
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Also see if you can purchase a used copy of “An Illustrated Guide to Pruning” by Edward F. Gilman (expensive new, look for a cheaper used copy on AbeBooks, an older edition is OK) or check a copy out from your public library. If they don’t have a copy, sometimes you can get it through inter-library loan. The book has so much information on training young trees properly it will make you head swim. It’s not complicated once you understand what to and how to do it.
Because your trees are young, you are in good shape for training them properly.
This post was edited on 5/11/19 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 5/11/19 at 2:08 pm to Neauxla
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I need to train them to grow a central trunk.
Crawdude posted a good video. If they're young you may still have time to train a single trunk. If they're older, a legging up the lowr branches to a multi trunk Savannah tree looks nice too.
Posted on 5/11/19 at 5:55 pm to Neauxla
I’ve been told never remove more than 1/3rd of your growth. That’s been working for me. Maybe it’s just keeping me from cutting everything and killing it all.
Posted on 5/11/19 at 6:18 pm to BRgetthenet
Yes 1/4 to 1/3 is the general rule. Removing more can severely slow the grow of the tree and potentially impair its health. I suppose this is why arborists are licensed and must pass exams to obtain their license and go through continuing education to maintain their license. Trees are too valuable an asset to bugger up from improper pruning activities.
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