Your conclusion about my lack of watering was spot on.

Jul 02, Pruning will slightly reduce the growth rate, particularly the trunk's diameter growth - the longer you can wait before doing it, the better it'll be for the tree (in a few years, the lower branches will probably start dieing off naturally, if you can wait that long, then that's best of all for the tree's health). Dec 11, If you notice the tree has dead, dry, or brown leaves, trim the off by cutting them off at the stem at a 45 degree angle.

Make sure you leave at least 1⁄2 inch ( cm) of growth on the stem so it can grow back fuller and healthier.

You may also see clusters of honey coloured toadstools growing on infected stumps during the autumn.

6 Trim the tree 93%(68). Aug 11, Depend what you mean by ruining it. The eventual height of this tree can be 30 metres with a width of 15 metres (probably not in this country though!)and cutting the top off will just make it branch out so the wide part is lower down than it would be otherwise.

Yes, that's fine, as I said, but what isn't fine is removing the top. Its a large tree, and trying to keep it smaller by cutting the main trunk at the top on the poor thing won't do it any good at all. Ultimate height for this one is 66 feet, and it has apical domination in the main trunk.

In this case, you can prune your tree in a way that encourages new growth in a specific direction. New growth will emerge from the next node below where you cut, so if you want to encourage outward growth, cut above a node that is facing out. To get more upward growth, cut above a node that is oriented up or toward the middle of the plant.

Apr 14, Trim the dead branches and provide regular irrigation from May-September. It looks like the planting location is on a slope. Consider using drip irrigation and making a small berm on the downhill side of the trunk to collect water to soak it into the root zone. Please let me know if you.