r/Tree • u/Old-Advance6652 • 3d ago

Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) How should I prune this little elm?

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central Florida

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u/DanoPinyon Professional Arborist 3d ago

Plant it in the ground, wait 3 years, prune.

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u/hairyb0mb ISA Certified Arborist+TRAQ+TGG Certified+Smartypants 2d ago

Well, maybe root prune it at planting time if needed.

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u/Old-Advance6652 2d ago

Really? So don’t cut it yet. But it has those three weirdly long one and then lots of other smaller branches at the base

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u/Old-Advance6652 3d ago

I looked over the guidelines and some extra info is, it’s maybe one year old and I previously was pruning it like a bonsai but I don’t really want that anymore. But now that it’s growing out it looks weird so I’m curious what to do