AlainK

Hard to tell when you don't see the tree "in real life": sometimes there's a king of swelling where the dormant buds are, at other times, it's true it is hard to find the right place to make a cut...

[/quote]also would that make a branch out of all the buds come spring if i were to do this to all of the buds?[/quote]

Well, if the tree is healthy I would say most of the buds would grow, but as with all other technique, you can't have a 100% trate of success. It depends on a lot of factors that are difficult to identify, or control : the right timing, the weather, etc.

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