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Deciduous Fruit for North Florida
... central leader system Trees trained to the modified central leader system usually have five to seven well-spaced scaffold limbs. These scaffold limbs are 6 to 10 inches apart on the central leader and ... to remove shoots which compete with the central leader, and cut back scaffold limbs slightly to encourage branching and spur development. The central leader should be cut back sufficiently each year ...
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Pruning and Training Deciduous Fruit Trees for the Dooryard
... system selected. The Modified Central Leader System Trees trained to the modified central leader system usually have five to seven well-spaced scaffold limbs 6" to 10" apart on the central leader radiating from the tree ... usually contain from three to five major scaffold limbs with no central leader ( Figure 7 ). Figure 7. At planting, prune the central leader of young trees to a height of 30 to 36" ...
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Espaliers
... . Trimming Tips for Lateral Growth Figure 5. (a) Cut main leader at or near where first set of branches is desired, ... 1N = north Florida (Pensacola to Jacksonville and south to Ocala); C = central Florida (Leesburg south to Punta Gorda and Fort Pierce); S = ... 1N = north Florida (Pensacola to Jacksonville and south to Ocala); C = central Florida (Leesburg south to Punta Gorda and Fort Pierce); S = south ...
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