Question

You have a small tree in your yard that is the height that you want it, but it does not have as many branches as you want. How can you prune it to trigger it to increase the number of branches?

Answer 1

Answer:

Cutting off the tips of the main growing shoot of the plant.

Explanation:

In plant growth, the main growing shoot can inhibit the growth the shoots below. This discourages the growth of branches through the release of a plant hormone auxin, which when released by the main growing tip, is transported to the main stem which in turn, indirectly inhibits branching.

Cutting off these tips, supplying the main step with auxin will therefore, reverse the inhibition previously exerted on the lower shoots and branching can occur. The tips of shoots compete with one another, influencing their growth. The main growing shoot which often dominates because it was the first shoot present, suppresses branching in order to maintain its survival.

Answer 2

Answer:

Using mainly Heading back method of pruning.

Explanation:

Pruning is the removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.

The task is to suggest the pruning procedure as will an horticulturist.

This plant pictured before pruning is that the height of the tree is as you want it, the following steps are appropriate;

• need to have all weak and dead stems removed.

• Same shrub after removal of weak and interfering wood and spare the base suc ker growth.

• cut tree at a parallel dotted line below the usually course taken by those who prone shrubs.

• new branch sprouts should be reared accordingly with thinning and heading back pruning where appropriate.

• base suc ker growth could be cultivated and if not needed removed

• Results of proper pruning will give a sparse bloom and a the shape lost but over time a graceful, vigorous growth will emerge with distinctive shape.