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Low branch management
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Establishing a tree production protocol begins with an understanding of how trees respond to low branch management. In many ways, how you manage these regulates what will need to be done to the tree later in the nursery. Managing these correctly can shave several to many months from the time required to produce a quality tree. Some growers tell me that they have reduced the time it takes to grow a tree by up to 12 months by making adjustments in low branch management.
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how not to do it |
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so how not to do it |
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principle illustrated |
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low branches intact |
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adds caliper and roots |
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removing them weakens the tree |
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leave more than this |
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before pruning |
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after pruning |
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let them get fuzzy |
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clearing for weed control |
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GSTC demonstration site |
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four treatments |
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long low branches |
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after pruning |
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medium low branches |
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after pruning |
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short low branches |
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after pruning |
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no low branches |
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shade tree goals |
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street tree goals |
finished examples |
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