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Hey Simon, I understand...thank you for your patience and detailed suggestion.

Best,

db

Hey Simon, appreciate your helpful suggestions. I do want to clarify just to make sure I understand where to make the cut when ready. Apologies if this is too basic...but I've edited my photo. I understand (or it seems to me) the whole growth above the highest ring of green leaves are the "bloom panicles." Not sure if this is entirely correct...as they are a bit different on the Maha (furthest in the pic) and LZ (second furthest)...than the Coconut Cream (nearest). On the CC, seems everything above the ring of green leaves is the bloom panicle and stem is red/burgundy...so, I supposed I would cut at the red oval. But, what about the Maha and LZ...is everything above the highest ring of green leaves the "bloom panicle?" I see shoots (circled in light blue) that perhaps may be trunk or scaffold branches developing...they have both small green leaves growing...as well as little flower clusters developing. Just want to make sure if I should cut at the red ovals approximately...or if that would actually be heading the trunk and a mistake?

Lastly, if everything above the ring of green leaves are the bloom panicles...and I'll eventually be making the heading cut just below the highest ring of green leaves (ie just below the panicles)...then there will only be approximately 10" of main trunk above the grafts. So, seems the scaffold branches will be extremely close to the grafts...unless the trunk continues to develop between the graft and the first scaffold branch. I just don't understand how the trees that developed flowers at the top of the main trunk...thus eliminating any possibility for them to grow their main trunk taller.

Again, apologies if this is too basic...just trying to understand and get a picture in my mind as to how the trees are going to respond once I make the cuts.

Thanks again,

db