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Although mine have a long way to grow, I was wondering if tipping a small garcinia, as is done with mango trees, would produce a more compact adult tree.
Hi Ulfr,I just found a book (109 pages) about cultivation of Achachairú, it's in Spanish (from a Bolivian Government agency). In page 58, chapter 6.1.2 Podas (Pruning), about formation pruning text just says that one single leader should be left, but you already knew that, and that this pruning should be done at least 6 months after planting in ground. It also says that in adult trees pruning must be done two months after harvest or during the dry season.Here is the publication, that will be of interest for those that speak Spanish if they didn't know it yet:https://frutales.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/o20-el-cultivo-de-achacairu.pdf
Hmmm still haven't been able to find anything on this. The one I am most worried about is achachairu and so I moved it to larger spaces area before it got too established (nearest neighbour a jack about 21/22ft away). Would still like to plant closer to it on the other sides if there is a way to control size and still get fruit.
Can anyone growing Achachairu comment on a reasonable width if you are trying to keep the tree small. Is 8 or 10 feet wide reasonable?Bill