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Old 09-12-2020, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr View Post
It's not rocket science. I take a pruning saw and cut mine below the knuckles every other year or when necessary.

It always comes back looking great.
They call this method of pruning Crepe Murder. It does not kill the tree but it will never look good again.