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Gardening

WheelWalker

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3. If the top shoot (leader) died back, you can train an upper side branch to replace it.

Reply to Botany (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 02:16 PM

Mar 2018

It will take a little time before the new leader is indistinguishable from the one that died back. If the leader died back in the winter, it might have been pushed too much for growth during the late summer and, not having enough time to harden off, was too succulent come winter. In most instances, a side branch will eventually gain leader dominance on its own, but that can be assisted by the gardener.

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Novice here. Making it go the tree way instead of the shrub way? [View all] UTUSN Mar 2018 OP

Ah,a You Tube Moment. Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #1

What kind of plant is it? Botany Mar 2018 #2

If the top shoot (leader) died back, you can train an upper side branch to replace it. WheelWalker Mar 2018 #3

What kind of plant is it? Botany Mar 2018 #4

This is it. NT enough Mar 2018 #5

Royal poincianas. Too late, the "pruning" was done a couple of weeks ago. UTUSN Mar 2018 #6

That plant is a bit out my range but I looked it up ..... Botany Mar 2018 #9

Meant my post to be reply to OP. WheelWalker Mar 2018 #7

Thanks UTUSN Mar 2018 #8

An addition to WheelWalker's post #2: The remaining question was:: UTUSN Mar 2018 #10