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Creating branches

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Some trees such as goldenraintree, jacaranda, pistacia, redbud, royal poinciana, gumbo limbo, and others require regular topping in the nursery to create a quality tree. Sometimes trees need to be topped or headed twice or three times a year.

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1 topped to the ground	2 train to one leader	3 no branches	4 good branches
5 heading	6 resulting branching	7 branches from heading	8 heading protocol
9 heading detail	10 sprouting	11 closing over	12 closed over
13 needs heading	14 headed	15 sprouts growing	16 close-up
17 sprouts shortened	18 before/after	19 encouraging branches to develop	20 bud pruning

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