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Codominant stub splinting
Pulling one leader to the center of the canopy can be accomplished by stubbing one side of a double leader and tieing it to the bent leader.
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concept |
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before pruning |
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close-up before |
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after pruning |
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after closer-up |
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after close-up |
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tieing to stub |
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straightened leader |
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one year later |
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remove stub |
a trick to enhance efficiency and increase quality | |
