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["O'Barr, R. D." <topgun@otelco.net>]

Sometimes - where it is cooler and you fall plant, you can not prune as you plant some trees, depending a lot on size. Pecans that are over 6 ft. and spring planted will dehydrate when the leaves come out if not pruned back 1/3 to 1/2. There was one nurseryman who advocated no pruning, but you need to be really lucky to be successful with not pruning large pecans.

                                        Topgun

                                        Zone 7

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From: Jwlehman@aol.com

To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 1:30 PM

Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pruning before planting bare root trees.

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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