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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: eez0 on November 07, 2022, 04:17:31 AM

Title: How should I prune a red atemoya?
Post by: eez0 on November 07, 2022, 04:17:31 AM

I planted this red atemoya about five months ago.

(https://i.postimg.cc/Xp5pJ3Fj/IMG-20221107-090634.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Xp5pJ3Fj)

It's been consistently growing on those two main branches.

Should I trim them back to encourage branching as in deciduous trees?

My idea was to let it grow up to the black zone, and then let it form a canopy.

Title: Re: How should I prune a red atemoya?
Post by: Seanny on November 08, 2022, 12:26:27 PM

I would leave it alone.

Title: Re: How should I prune a red atemoya?
Post by: Ognin525 on November 08, 2022, 06:57:35 PM

I had one growing the same way but i have to keep it tight due to lack of growing space, so i staked the larger of the 2 branches up and trimmed the other one down a bit to see where it will branch and form  2 "canopy" like sections on the tree. Just pinched the main trunk when it got to the right hight and it branched out nicely.