Trees with two leaders?

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• To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
• Subject: Trees with two leaders?
• From: m*@accessone.com
• Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 20:39:42 +0000
• Comments: Authenticated sender is <mraitz@mail.accessone.com>

What is the thinking when a tree has a branch that decides to come up 
and pretend to be another leader?

A magnolia campbellii (vertical habit) did this and a friend 
encouraged me to leave it; the crotch is a right angle.  Now it has 
overtaken the first leader and I'm not sure I like the look.

The same happened to a fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus)  which is 
growing in a squirrely and tortured habit.  The second leader is 
coming up strongly whereas the original one has gone horizontal and 
shows no sign of sprouting upwards.

I pruned off a narrow crotched double leader on Stewartia monodelpha 
and Nyssa sylvatica, having lost a 50' cedar which was ripped apart 
in a big storm a few years back.  (Never realized it had 2 leaders) 
Now there is an empty area on that side....

Any opinions?
Marian
Marian Raitz  mraitz@accessone.com
Bellevue WA  Zone 8
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