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462 Frutas del trópico

-‘Haden’

-‘Edward’
Potential to maintain trees at 4.5-7 m tall at most.

Pruning and shaping
Equipment needed includes pruning shears, loppers, hand or power driven pole saws, a plan

and a little dedication (i.e., follow through). The time to start an intensive pruning program

is immediately after planting a single stemmed tree. After trees are trained annual pruning is

required if tree size is to be maintained.

Year 1 and 2 (single stem)

1. Clip the main shoot at about 1 m. This will begin the process of building the main and se-

condary branches.

2. This initial cut will stimulate new shoots below the cut.

3. Select 3 to 4 that are evenly spaced around the stem and remove the others.

4. Remove any strongly upright shoots.

Year 1 and 2 and 3
1. When the new shoots reach about 50-60 cm in length either pinch off the end of the shoot

or prune it off. This in turn will stimulate more bud break (branching).

2. Again select only 3 or 4 new shoots, remove the rest. This process is repeated during the

1st and 2nd year.

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