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Help with a topped tree!

  • 15-07-2020 11:35am
    #1
    Zulu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,967 ✭✭✭✭


    I recently (last autumn) planted a new tree in my front.
    Although it gets full sun, it's a challenging spot as it's windy, how ever I staked it well and it appear to do quite well.


    That was up until a few weeks ago when it was very very window. Unfortunately the top growth (branch that grows straight up) snapped off a bamboo support I had in place. I know, I should have removed this, but alas...


    I pruned the broken branch so it would be a clean cut at an angle, but I'm now worried about the tree. It doesn't look to be in as good a condition, and when I look online "topping" trees (which effectively happened here) appears to be really bad.


    Any help/tips/advice you can offer I'd greatly appreciate it.
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,574 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    Zulu wrote: »
    I recently (last autumn) planted a new tree in my front.
    Although it gets full sun, it's a challenging spot as it's windy, how ever I staked it well and it appear to do quite well.


    That was up until a few weeks ago when it was very very window. Unfortunately the top growth (branch that grows straight up) snapped off a bamboo support I had in place. I know, I should have removed this, but alas...


    I pruned the broken branch so it would be a clean cut at an angle, but I'm now worried about the tree. It doesn't look to be in as good a condition, and when I look online "topping" trees (which effectively happened here) appears to be really bad.


    Any help/tips/advice you can offer I'd greatly appreciate it.
    Thanks.

    First thing to check if you have pruned to about an inch from a budding point. Next it just a matter of waiting for regrowth to occur. It should show growth from 2-3 budding point. Next year pick the straight and strongest and remove the other growths and use a stick to try to get this growth to straighten.

    Slava Ukrainii



  • #3
    Zulu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,967 ✭✭✭✭Zulu


    Bass Reeves wrote: »
    First thing to check if you have pruned to about an inch from a budding point. Next it just a matter of waiting for regrowth to occur. It should show growth from 2-3 budding point. Next year pick the straight and strongest and remove the other growths and use a stick to try to get this growth to straighten.
    Thanks, I'm adding some photos (sorry about the focus). Hope this helps.


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