I have a kumquat tree. Need help??????????

It it multiplied trucked. If I cut it back to one or two trunks will they thicked and not be so leggy?


And what time of the year is the best to do it?

I have a kumquat tree. Need help??????????
No, this removal of a couple of the trunks will not make it bushier and thicker. It will however, send more growing energy to the ones that are left to grow and fruit. The best way to make them thicker, is to prune down the top of the tree. Remove only about 25% though. Too much at one time is a strain on the tree. Remove all of the "water sprouts" (tall leggy branches growing straight up). By cutting back the crown of the tree, it will send out new growth below where you have cut, thus making them more thicker and bushier. This pruning technique holds true for all trees and bushes and is a normal pruning practice to make shrubs bushier. You need to however, make sure that you prune some of the inside branches that are crossing the trunk to open it up for better air circulation and to allow more sunlight to reach the tree. This pruning should be done in the late fall or winter while the tree is dormant. By doing this, you will keep the tree from "bleeding" out from the cut wounds that you will administer when pruning. The flow of sap will be done at this time of year.. Hope this answers some of your questions..





...Billy Ray
Reply:late fall or early spring
Reply:Not sure about the wording in the first part of the question, I have had a few of these and I have found that if you trim them, they take to it well, as long as you do not go overboard, they thicken back up nicely, the best time to trim them is when they are in bloom, just before fruiting depending on where you live whis will be early to mid spring, maybe even into summer.