Pruning a smoke tree

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karijb Portland, OR Feb 27, 2011

I have a smoke tree next to my porch which has grown pretty tall and has branches touching other trees. Some branches tend to knock against the porch when it is windy. I have cut several branches through the years because they bowed down too low with rain, etc.

I am wondering if the tree would take to severe cutting from the top to make it more bushlike, although it is at least 10 years old.

Any experience with this? I don't want to take it out but it must play nice with my beech and Arizona cypress.

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Willowwind2 Union, WA(Zone 8b) Feb 27, 2011

I prune mine as much as I want without any problems except suckering. They will turn into a shrub fairly easily.

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karijb Portland, OR Feb 27, 2011

Thanks!

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Soferdig Kalispell, MT(Zone 4b) Feb 27, 2011

Same here. It is one of those never can kill bushes. I have pulled them out with a tractor in Michigan and put roots of a small piece in my suitcase it here grows slowly but I too keep it a bush by whaking it down every other year.

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