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Heading
Topping or heading the leader is sometimes necessary to produce quality shade trees. There is nothing wrong with this technique and there is no evidence that this damages young nursery trees in any way.
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topping year one |
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topping year two |
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clumped stems |
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guiding after topping |
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another guiding method |
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training the sprout |
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removing the splint |
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uniform crop |
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all were topped |
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