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Old May 28, 2017   #8
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Originally Posted by Worth1 View Post
Wait till they start growing and cut them back to one to two vertical trunks going up.
Then when they get way above the fence you can let them branch out.
Do this by each year cutting back the branches closer to the ground slowly moving up as you go.
Soon you will have a canopy to walk under not a big bush.
Sounds like a good plan to me! I wanna plant some shade plants in the dirt under them too, it's so black and rich looking from being covered up with dead leaves decomposing for so long.
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