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Crabapple - 2006/02/10 19:30 Others would usually agree well, my crabapple blooemd for Passover, & was lovely for about a week. Now it's all over the place, & Im unclear about what to do next. The books don't always tell you what to do right now. Should I prune now or let it run until the fall? I know there are a few new branches that need wiring, if I can find them. There are also a couple of branches which need more growth, but most of them are big enough & just need more transversely twigging. Any suggestions? Should I defoliate it?
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re:Crabapple - 2006/02/10 21:30 do you want it carry fruits?
if so leave some friuts where are estetically nice & prune the othewrs bracnhes but be careful a leave 2 buds un the left part of the pruned branch.
leave the others buds grow & make leaves and those ones that will carry no fruits can be cut back end may -june physically leaving 2-4 pairs of leaves but not later .. will form new twigs that will carry the next flower in 05..
you can repot in oct nov after le leaves are fallen and at the same time prune the branches that obnoxiously carried friuts if needed or the branches that you do not want to keep for the overall structure of the tree

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