Hi all,

I have a couple of trees from trade that I am allowing to grow in bush form. When I got them, they were small and as they started growing, they produced several small leaves that are low to the soil. The trees have had a lot of branch growth and, consequently, new more "normal" size leaves. The small leaves at the bottom of the stem have remained. They are about a 1/3 of the size of the other leaves and have thin leaf stalks. Right now there is are more large leaves than small leaves.

Do the small leaves contribute significantly to the tree? Can they be removed to make watering easier?

Thanks in advance,

~james