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Question about pruning Chinese Pistache

11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago

I purchased this tree 1 year ago, and I have questions about pruning it. I know that Chinese Pistache trees have a reputation of looking gangly when they are young trees. I'm guessing this one is between 5 and 10 years old? We purchased it at a local nursery as a pretty large tree - about 10 to 12 feet tall. (We had them deliver and plant it because of it's size - would have been WAY too much for us.) It's grown probably 2 to 3 feet since purchasing it, but it's taken on a somewhat Dr. Suess-ian form, with a lot more growth at the bottom and some spindly branches with more growth at the top. Obviously I hate to cut the tall branches, as we are wanting to get some shade out of this thing sooner rather than later. Any suggestions? At this point, I was thinking I might wait another year, see what happens, and then prune next winter, but if anyone thinks it would be better to get a jump on it now to get better/more even growth this next spring/summer, I'm open to trimming now. Thoughts?

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