I would like to trim some of the lower limbs from my magnolia tree to encourage more growth in the middle and the top. When is the best time to prune?
Feel free to remove the bottom limbs any time. But trimming that removes these lower limbs won’t add growth to the center and the top of the tree. Removing these limbs with the food-producing leaves could slow growth. In time, most trees produce the new shoots from buds already present on the upper limbs to fill in the gaps. Just keep the soil moist, and feed lightly once monthly in March and June.
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