WA Peppermint is still in a pot in training. The big issue that I’m trying to address is branches that are not in proportion to the trunk. This is pretty fast growing, so it needs some attention.
Here’s a couple of before photos, showing most growth up high.
My operating ideas are:
- the lower branches will thicken if they have more leaves
- removing the higher growth will slow down in that direction
- I should thicken branches before pruning and compacting them
I’m keeping some growth in the top, hoping that I can avoid having the tree end in a mass of scars from removing older bigger branches.