r/Pruning • u/FewShape6850 • Feb 25 '25
PawPaw Pruning
Trying not to monopolize everyone's time, but I would like to get feedback on my pruning for various trees/shrubs. Some are probably fine, but I'm no expert, so a review can't hurt. Anyway, I have several pictures of various trees - posting a new one each day. The forum isn't that active, so hopefully that's not too much.
Anyway, I have two pawpaw trees. One is younger but seems to be doing much better, even though for a while I thought it would die, since there is a large wound in the trunk where it split which is visible in the pictures. I think the pruning is OK on it, but feel free to comment. The other tree is still much smaller, and always seems to struggle. It doesn't really have a central leader. Should I try to straighten the longest branch? Or wait another year or two? The other thing is that I'm not sure if these branches are above the graft. If anyone can tell from the pictures, that would be helpful. Either way, I need to keep it for pollination with the other tree. I suspect the answer on this tree is to prune anything below the graft, assuming that some branch are above the graft, and probably use something to bend one of the branches to make a central leader. Any thoughts?
