It’s hard to tell from these photos but there are about four branches which are all plausible choices as leader. The problem is all of those branches are growing away from the central axis, each already > ~1ft away already. I’m debating three options:
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Pick a promising branch and prune the rest. Unfortunately there isn’t a clear winner in my view, but this tree is relatively young (6 years) so I think any choice will eventually turn out to be a good one.
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Brace the largest branch so that it will point straight.
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Wait for this growing year to see what happens. The branches could divert more, but also what’s to stop another branch from emerging as the obvious leader?
by nafrotag
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I don’t see anything on the lower 3/4 of this tree that concerns me regarding codominant trunks. If you’re talking about some of the opposite branches at the very top…I wouldn’t worry about those either, but feel free to keep the one thats NOT heading into traffic.
Prune at 2-3 years after planting
Ouch. Poor choice for a street tree in that place. Shame on that developer.
Hey something completely off topic. What type of grass is that? I live in europe and the grass here stays green year round. Just wondering what type and why it goes brown. Thank you!