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Originally Posted by nanci2539
To answer DownEaster, yes, it bloomed the first two years it was planted. I noticed the tips of branches have dead buds on them. I love that tree and not one bloom!!!!
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That may be the problem. These trees bloom on new wood. The best way to prune/trim them is to cut the branches back by about a third of their length in the winter when the tree is dormant. The branches should not be cut all the way back to a main trunk. This is called crape murder, and produces a tree with weak structure. Cutting the branches by a third will produce a nicely shaped tree that blooms regularly.
Hope this helps.