How to Prune a Tall Whip Asian Pear?

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Posted by RedSun Z6 Central NJ (My Page) on

Mon, Oct 27, 14 at 13:48

This was a nice size Asian pear tree. But I lost several branches due to deer damage etc. So now the main trunk is about 7-8' tall (1" to 1 1/4" diameter), but with just one branch at 4' level.

Do I have to top the tree at 4-5' level to get the tree branch out? Or I can just let the tree grow into a modified central system? And hope some branches will come out at the lower levels?

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Posted by CharlieBoring 7 (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 28, 14 at 6:30

I have a shinko and a hosui that are tall and whip-like. They tend to grow up instead of out. You will have side branches grow without topping. If you want a more spreadout tree you can use limb spreaders to get a more bushy tree.

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Posted by RedSun Z6 Central NJ (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 28, 14 at 8:03

Would the side branches come out from the same locations the old branches were at? Or they would come from other places?

I do not like to cut the tree down to 4-5' level. And I do not want a long whip either. I want a fuller tree, not a bushy tree.

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Posted by CharlieBoring 7 (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 28, 14 at 8:35

No. The side braches will emerge from different locations.

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Posted by CharlieBoring 7 (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 28, 14 at 8:57

No. The side braches will emerge from different locations.

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Posted by CharlieBoring 7 (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 28, 14 at 9:04

No. The side braches will emerge from different locations.

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Posted by cckw 5 (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 28, 14 at 9:36

there is a trick others here have used. After it buds out in the spring, cut through the cambium right above a bud you want to branch out. It does not take severe damage, just a knife cut.

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