Did not know pruning is necessary to promote vertical growth. Now I know why my sapling grows so slow and how to correct it. Thank you!

Are you saying that we need to take the tube off periodically to prune or this is from a lack of not pruning before you put the tube on? Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the feedback came in handy i will upload video of before and after thanks for taken time to read my fedback and responding to it.

yes, pruning the tree before you install the tree tube will all for the tree to not waste energy on growing the limbs and put energy into growing the main bud upwards. The maples especially will respond quickly and as long as you prune it during the dormant season the tree will be just fine at the young of an age. Once the tree grows above the top of the tree tube, it will then begin to put on lateral branching.

I have Sawtooth Oaks, Swamp Chestnut Oaks, Persimmons, Crabapples and Chickasaw Plums. They are about 1-2ft out of the tubes. Would you suggest that I trim all the limbs except for the main vertical branch? Is it okay to do this in the summertime in Mississippi?

Pruning is definitely necessary though not that amount, especially in young trees. The idea of wasting energy in side branches makes no sense since the energy of the tree comes from the leaves, in other words more leaves more growth! Now, having said that you do need to prune to divert the energy of those leaves. Typically, you would let the branches be, but shorten them to 1 to 2 feet of the trunk. In the case of the tubes I would have shorten all those side branches to 3 to 4 inches leaving some leaves to help thicken the trunk, it will also help them grow faster. I do agree that in those forked crotches one needed to be removed completely.

The decision on how to prune your hazelnut trees is whether you want a thicket or trees. The hazelnuts produce suckers and by pruning the trees and suckers back you will allow the tree to put all its energy into growing more than supporting all of its suckers and excessive branches.

Should I do this with a Maple Tree or any type of tree before planting it like Seedlings that r 3 to 4 Feed tall? or to it after I plant it or not touch the Maple Tree at all got one from Arbor day for free my free Maple I will be posting before after after in a Video what it looks like what I plain to do.

I want to use tree tubes on my hazelnut tree plants this fall, but I'm not sure how I'm supposed to prune the trees. Hazelnut trees tend to split low to the ground, and I don't know if I should allow them to do that or try to make them taller.

Real nice!

And now 90% of the capability of the tree to produce food via photosynthesis was removed.

Would it be better to prune it in the fall when it's dormant so it doesn't get any diseases in the cuts?

You cut a lot of leaves off shouldn't you have left a little more so to generate energy?

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