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  • From: Jwlehman@aol.com
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pruning before planting bare root trees.
  • Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 14:30:41 EDT

In a message dated 6/7/2005 2:49:06 PM US Eastern Standard Time, tanisgrif@yahoo.com writes:


Re cutting off branches at planting, to "balance" tops w/ roots, the last thing I
heard on that was "except for extreme imbalance, DON'T prune".  More leaves means more carbs going into roots, making more roots faster.  The trick is watering these more, until the roots catch up.  



Also a root growth promoting hormone is generated at the growing terminal tips, so I've read. Pruning the tops reduces those desirable hormones until new terminals develop. I believe Purdue researched this, but don't have the paper at my fingertips.

Jerry



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