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Wayne starts with ... Is anybody growing Custard Apples on a trellis? http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/26_16771.htm#16773 I am trying to decide what to do. These two trees are Tropic Sun and have been in the ground for about six months now and the far one is already 3m plus tall. I have been reluctant to touch these trees as my Cherimoya is in full fruit now and I had thoughts of pruning them all together when the season is finished. The advice is to tip prune now and then hard prune later. This sounds OK but, one of the branches has had it's tip broken off and it is now shooting several branches close to the tip and nothing down the branch stem. If I allow them to grow they will break the branch with their weight. So to my way of thinking tip pruning is not the answer. Hence, my trellis thought. I would lay bamboo poles between the trees over the wind breaks, tie the branches to them, then tip prune the branches to allow the buds to hang. Have a read of the above link and pass you thoughts if you don't mind Ta | About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 28th January 2012 5:39pm #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |