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I have read of intersecting branches being actually grafted together to
prvide a brace between stems from a weak crotch. I think you would need to
provide a brace to prevent stress from coming on the graft while it was
forming though.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada



Rob Hamilton wrote:
>
> That crotch might always be a little weaker that the rest, but I read you
> can aways take some branches that are growing toward each other and twist
> them together. In time they will become one and may be a natural brace.