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Should I prune this? 9 years 1 month ago #14801

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Hi, new guy here.
I have owned, and unfortunately neglected, this bougainvillea for about 15 years and finally have some time to take care of it. (I just retired :)) There's one branch that I think should go, but I'm not a hundred percent sure.
What does everyone think? One or two?
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Should I prune this? 9 years 1 month ago #14803

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if you cut the third branch on the right (bottom to top) then I would say the balance of the branches is lost. just my view though.

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Should I prune this? 9 years 1 month ago #14805

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Thanks for the reply, but I'm just a little confused. Are you referring to the branch I "erased" in the second photo or a different one?

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Should I prune this? 9 years 1 month ago #14806

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no, sorry, i mean the third one on the right, it does, in my eyes, look odd (not in health) .

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Should I prune this? 9 years 1 month ago #14807

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If you mean this one, that's fine. It will be removed. I'm just using it as an anchor point for a wire right now.

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Should I prune this? 9 years 1 month ago #14808

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Two branches up from that one.

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Should I prune this? 9 years 1 month ago #14809

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OK, I see. Maybe this photo from a different angle will clarify things a little.

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Should I prune this? 9 years 1 month ago #14810

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...And it has ;) . I have babbled on and it in the end has resulted in pointlessness. Yes, i agree with your choice of branch to remove (the one erased in second photo).
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Should I prune this? 9 years 1 month ago #14811

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Thank you Sir!
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Should I prune this? 9 years 4 weeks ago #14812

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I beg to differ. I would not remove that branch, it's in a good position there.

Wish I'd seen that other photo earlier... as I've been playing with the first ones and now the result makes no sense :)

Based on the first one, where I see a lot of very long branches, I was wondering making it a wind-swept style would be a good idea.


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