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Help Pruning a Young Tree (Eastern Redbud)

Eric Griffin
7 years ago

Hello! We have an Eastern Redbud tree that we planted 1 year ago, and I'm totally lost in pruning it. It seems really overgrown, and aside from the obvious low-hanging branches that I pruned off, I've got 2 main questions/issues:


1. Can I just cut back the branches that are growing too long?


2. The top of the tree is really crooked. It was like that when we got it (see last picture of when we just planted it, you can see the main branch going diagonal). This is continuing to grow out in this 45º angle, which makes the tree look odd. Can I correct this? Or best to prune off just below it? Below are some pics showing the curvature, and the overgrown-monster.


I'm located in Philadelphia, so not sure if time of year is a factor in pruning as well.


Thank you for your help!!







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