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Overview of years 2 to 3

In years two and three attention is paid to developing the permanent nursery canopy. Here is an overview of the strategies for years two and three.

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overview years 2-3

overview

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cone on cylinder illustration

cone on a cylinder

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efficient

efficient

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example tree

example

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leader illustration

maintain leader

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space main branches

space main branches

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pruning cut types

 develop a protocol and adjust it as you learn more