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Old April 13, 2010   #10
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I wouldn't call the tomodori (French) method pruning as it is more like training the plants to more than one main stem. They do remove the suckers except where they want to start a new growth/stem. They top the plants because they know new fruit developing above a certain height will not mature before the growing season is over thus diverting the nutrients to the existing fruits on the plants. Ami
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