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ESTABLISHING A PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRANCHES
AND FUTURE PROGRESS RESULTS AFTER THE
INITIAL SHAPING PHASE
Wild olives have a particular styling method, By following the preconceived image, we
given the fact that they are shaped upon a carefully shape those new tender branches
trunk devoid of branches and that the entire- and eliminate those that appear sporadically • New buds emerge from the trunk.
ty of the branch structure must be created in different areas and that don’t contribute to
from new buds that emerge from the trunk. our overall design. • Thorough study of the tree and
structural planning.
For this reason, establishing a plan is a must. During the first years, pinching of branches
is delayed and scarce, as branches are al- • Selection of those buds that will
Wild olives develop numerous buds and compose the primary branch
branches at a fast, vigorous rate. As such, lowed to elongate and all energy will be con- structure of the tree.
they require careful attention in order to re- centrated on gaining girth on those branches
direct strength to those areas that conform that will compose the primary, secondary • Suppression of those buds that do
to our design plan. and tertiary branch structure of the tree. not contribute to the design.
In this initial phase and during those first
If you don’t carefully trace a design plan and years, the use of wire and tourniquets are our • Wiring of those buds that will
don’t have a clear idea of the final shape you best allies in terms of reaching our objec- compile the tree’s primary branch
wish to achieve, all that energy will go to tives. structure.
waste. • The branches that are wired are

left alone and, spontaneously, new
THERE ARE TOO MANY SUB-BRANCHES secondary growth appears.
Eliminate • Elimination of water shoots.
Eliminate
• As soon as the wire starts to bite
in, a revision of the entire tree is
performed and the wire is removed.
If necessary, new branches are wired
into position and those buds that are
now secondary branches are rectified
or left alone, according to plan.

• This process is repeated until the
structure of the tree is established
and all objectives are accomplished.

In the first phase and while giving shape to this branch, too many sub-branches were
left untouched. Now, they do not have sufficient room to grow. Some of these need to be
eliminated in order to improve the structure of the branch. The empty spaces that result
after this operation will be covered by the fine ramification of each sub-branch.

FEAR OF EMPTY SPACES

In planning our design objectives, it is not finished product in order to be able to leave branches that subdivide into smaller/mul-
only important to place emphasis solely sufficient space in between those branches tiple masses with even distribution are more
on the trunk line and branch distribution. and the green masses that will emerge from attractive; being these small/evenly distrib-
Foliar mass placement plays an important them. If we allow the development of too uted masses the components of each pri-
role, so the distribution of empty spaces is an many branches, there will be no room for mary branch.
important factor to take into consideration. those branches to grow, all branches will be
cluttered thus creating a clumping effect;
Aficionados frequently have an obsession there will be no room for air and empty
with back branches. This need to garner back spaces.
branches at all costs is, in many cases, the
genesis of many problems. Branch structures must have order, flow and
In the first stages of shaping, when we are ample room in function to our design plan.
shaping secondary branches, it is fundamen- Allowing too many branches to develop
tally important to foresee beyond the present will result in a thick mass; monotonous and
state of the tree and mentally visualize the heavy in appearance. Generally speaking,

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