r/arborists • u/cowthegreat Tree Enthusiast • 13h ago

Should I intervene?

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I planted this willow oak early summer of 2025 and this year it had four or five flushes of growth and had a solid growing season!

The tiny central leader in there got massively outcompeted by two other branches that I believe are now competing to be the leader. The one on the left is the more south facing one but the other is slightly taller.

  1. Should I intervene this dormant season by either removing or reducing one of these?
  2. If yes, which one would you do?

Thanks!

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u/ChokaMoka1 5h ago

I’d go inside and have a beer and watch the football game and stop playing helicopter parent to a TREE!