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Transforming a red bud into a multi-stem 'bush'

flabbycat
12 years ago

I have a red bud tree that is about 12 feet high and has a two inch diameter trunk. I want to cut it down and encourage the shoots to form a multiple trunk bush. I found a Google Book ) that has a good description of how to prune the sprouts. I'm not sure what time of year I should cut the tree or how close to the ground I should cut it. I'm tempted to cut it now leaving a foot or so and mist the bark to encourage sprouts. Does anyone have any experience doing something like this?

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