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I've used spring type clothespins by clipping the pin around the 
"trunk" immediately above a branch, and resting the pin atop the branch 
so it  pushes it horizontal.  Picture clothespins sticking out 
horizontally around the tree directly from the truck, with branches 
constrained to be beneath them, also nearly horizontal where they join 
the central leader.

Ginda

On Saturday, March 1, 2003, at 05:27  PM, Lucky Pittman wrote:

> I haven't done much in the way of training on my trees - and it shows. 
>  But, you can use a spring-type clothespin to attach soda cans to the 
> miscreant limb, by way of its pulltab, and add whatever amount of 
> water/sand, etc. you need to achieve the degree of spreading you 
> desire.
>
> Lucky
>
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