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How to Prune a Tall Whip Asian Pear?
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Posted by
RedSun Z6 Central NJ (
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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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RE: How to Prune a Tall Whip Asian Pear?
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| 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. |
RE: How to Prune a Tall Whip Asian Pear?
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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. |
RE: How to Prune a Tall Whip Asian Pear?
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| No. The side braches will emerge from different locations. |
RE: How to Prune a Tall Whip Asian Pear?
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| No. The side braches will emerge from different locations. |
RE: How to Prune a Tall Whip Asian Pear?
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| No. The side braches will emerge from different locations. |
RE: How to Prune a Tall Whip Asian Pear?
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| 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. |
RE: How to Prune a Tall Whip Asian Pear?
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- Posted by RedSun Z6 Central NJ (My Page) on
Sat, Dec 13, 14 at 12:24
| This is the tree. There are many spurs at the main trunk. I do not know if the tree can develop good scaffolds if the main trunk is not pruned. 
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