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How to produce a multistem tree

kpprelkpprel Posts: 2
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Hello. Have been reading the forum for a long time but this is my first post. I have a little Amelanchier tree now 2.5 ft tall. I bought it for £3.50 as a bare root in February and it is in the ground and doing well. Is it possible to grow it as a multistem tree by some judicious pruning? Thanks

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Cut it back by about 12 " and it should throw out new shoots
    Devon.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - is the simple answer  :)
    They're technically shrubs anyway, and react well to pruning as a multi stemmed shrub.
    I prefer them as a tree. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • kpprelkpprel Posts: 2
    Thank you! I will do that! It's in my little front garden so would like to keep it shorter than a tree. I will purchase another for the back garden and let that grow as a tree. I may even splash out and buy a larger specimen. I may spend as much as 10 English pounds!!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They don't get terribly big anyway [if grown as a normal tree] and have a light canopy, so they're ideal for small gardens   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
    Hostafan1 said:
    Cut it back by about 12 " and it should throw out new shoots
    Sorry to jump in but I have a question about this. Would this mean the multistem part of the tree would begin, in this case, a foot and a half above the ground? If that is the case, could it be cut back to almost ground level to encourage the multiple stems to look like they are coming from ground level? 

    I hope that made sense!
    I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
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