How To Properly Grow / Prune An Alegehney Serviceberry As A Tree

Question

Last year we planted a 6′ Allegheny Serviceberry tree in our front yard. It is growing well and produced fruit this past spring. It is thriving and rapidly growing taller but with a thin trunk and sparse canopy.How should I prune it to: 1) get the trunk to become thicker and 2) get the canopy to be denser?

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Answer 1

You can pinch off the tips of the branches, which should encourage more stems. The trunk will thicken as it matures.

Here is more:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/serviceberries/allegheny-serviceberry-care.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/shgen/pruning-a-shrub-into-a-tree.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/shgen/what-is-a-standard-plant.htm