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Canopy form poor

Low quality trees can perform poorly in the landscape. Stems can break, low branches can become aggressive, and growth in the leader can become stunted. (Click on photographs for more information-suggest starting with 1).

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tree form: good vs poor illustration

good vs. poor

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terrible tree form

terrible form

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not bad form

not bad

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tree form a little worse

a little worse

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tree with correctable form

correctable

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tree with two stems

two stems

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tree with two low stems

two low stems

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tree with weak trunks

weak trunks

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tough to fix form

tough to fix

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topped trees

topped trees

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not a bad form

not too bad

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good tree form

the good

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bad tree form

the bad

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ugly tree form

the ugly

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good tree form

looks fine from here

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tree form

hard to believe

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tree form

more hard to believe

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keep small branches

keep branches small

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fair form

not too bad

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20 years later same tree

20 years later

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rounding over

rounding over

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results in a mess

results in a mess

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shearing the top over

shearing the top over

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large caliper but poor form

large caliper-poor form