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What to do with my young gangly plum tree?
BustaCapp
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in Fruit & veg
Hello! I planted a victoria plum tree earlier in the year and it seems to have taken well. The only problem is it's fan shaped with only a few branches that seem to just get longer. They are already drooping under their own weight. I was just wondering if support is the way forward or pruning. Any advice? Please see the pic in the link.. http://i.imgur.com/RwqX4V5.jpg
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Thanks Pansyface. So I should cut each of those branches back by about half in July? Worried I'll end up with a tiny tree!
OK will do. But if it fruits it looks like it will snap!