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By Johnpease
yorkshire,
United Kingdom 
I have an ornamental xmas tree which is getting too big.What would happen if I cut a foot off the top?
9 Jul, 2008
By Johnpease
yorkshire,
United Kingdom
I have an ornamental xmas tree which is getting too big.What would happen if I cut a foot off the top?
9 Jul, 2008
It would be a foot shorter!
But to be serious, what you are doing is removing the main leader. The tree would recover by forming a new one and continuing to grow. You It's like Canute trying to stop the tide - the tree will carry on growing taller
9 Jul, 2008