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Double leader: close-up

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close up of tree

The left stem can be reduced to any number of lateral branches. Cut back hard on faster growing species; cut back less if the tree will be marketed soon to minimize the void in the canopy that will result from pruning. The last pruning should have shortened this stem more severely.