Hi all, thank you for the great advice that it's ok to prune off the weaker branch in my redbud (https://www.reddit.com/r/arborists/s/m5RcTgpnfh). I think I'm going to take off the whole smaller branch this winter, rather than reducing it over multiple years to make sure I don't forget or something future years.

My next question is where should I make the cut, given the splig going down from the Y fork? Should I cut at the red line in the photo below, the green line (very carefully) or somewhere else? Normally I would do the red line above the collar flare, but I wonder if the long split changes things at all and makes the green line better here?

Thank you again!

by Aubergine_3001

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  1. greenhousegraveyard

    I think you can do both, but I’d go for the red cut first just to be safe. 🫡

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