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Should I Prune this Branch?

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  • 24-04-2023 12:17am
    #1
    In Actuality
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭


    This is a Horse Chestnut tree that was planted in 2004.

    Here it is with the camera facing south west into prevailing wind.

    tree ches.png

    Camera facing south. As you can see here, there's a second big branch coming out of this too.

    tree chest.png

    Facing north (can't really see as much of the branch here)

    tree n.png

    Thank You



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    #2
    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,430 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Not really seeing any problem but if you feel it would in some way be/look better without it then yes prune it off. I have a very low branching Horse Chestnut that I cut several large branches off and made it more of a tree than a large bush, and absolutely no problem. It is in the middle of the garden and will really get too big for where it is, but it can continue for a while.

    When you cut it go back to the trunk and find the 'collar' where it comes out of the trunk and cut it just immediately outside the collar - leave the collar but not a length of branch.



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    standardg60
    Registered Users Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭standardg60


    Don't see much issue either. If you think one or two of the secondary branches coming from the underside of the main one are too low take them off first, then stand back and have another look at it. Removing these will cause the main one to spring up a bit anyway.



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