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Saone

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Managing Jackfruit tree height
« on: December 28, 2020, 08:59:44 AM »
Hey there, Question for you guys. Anyone have any experience in keeping a jackfruit tree shorter? Maybe some people have photos? I have searched through tons of posts on this forums with limited responses and searching through youtube there seems to be 1 video at all about topping, or controlling the height of the tree, by Richard Campbell. The jackfruit trees around me are left alone, except for die back, and generally are some of the highest trees around my area, like 20 meter high. I am not great at climbing trees nor desire to climb super tall trees so looking for some experiences from others.

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Re: Managing Jackfruit tree height
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2020, 01:32:19 PM »
I saw a month ago a video pruning a tall jackfruit. It was from FAU extension. Florida Atlantic univ.
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Re: Managing Jackfruit tree height
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2020, 01:51:55 AM »


Let it have some fruit and then just top it at about 8 or 9 feet. Remove uprights until it knows it wont get tall.

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Re: Managing Jackfruit tree height
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2020, 09:13:54 AM »


Let it have some fruit and then just top it at about 8 or 9 feet. Remove uprights until it knows it wont get tall.

Looks super nice. How old is that tree?

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Re: Managing Jackfruit tree height
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2020, 11:11:59 AM »
I have just been hacking large limbs off of mine, including topping the main trunk.  It doesn't seem to mind.  The sticky sap is annoying, though

 

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