Channel: Gardening at 58 North

Category: Howto & Style

Tags: apical dominance

Description: In this video I explain how to correctly prune a tree to remove multiple leading shoots in order to bring it back to a single leader. Many trees naturally have a single leading shoot, especially when young, however if this stem is damaged it can cause the tree to grow numerous leading shoots. If left unpruned these multiple shoots will lead to a bushy congested tree which can cause fungal diseases and branch failure in the future. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Leading shoots 00:32 Example tree 00:58 Cause 02:07 Choosing a new leading branch 02:49 Thinning excess branches 03:12 Example of a tree which has had apical dominance restored 05:19 Pruning 06:51 Results after pruning 08:05 Aftercare 09:04 Before and after photos Thanks for watching Help me make my videos Patreon: patreon.com/58North Facebook: facebook.com/58North