old, tall hachiya persimmon tree — can I shorten it?

I have a very old Hachiya Persimmon tree…maybe 50 years old. It’s about 30 feet tall–with no low branches and is getting stressed by the drought/heat here in Los Angeles. I’m thinking that shortening it would help–and I don’t mind that it will take a long time for fruit-bearing branches to grow. I just don’t want to kill it if I trunk chop…

Is this possible to do while it’s dormant this winter—without killing it?!

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#1 Comment By drtreelove On 11/28/2018 @ 10:39 pm

You can do some crown reduction pruning during dormancy, but be conservative and don’t cut too radically.

Light thinning and shaping down of the tallest leaders should not exceed 25% of the length of the branch being cut or 25% of the total foliage in a one year period. Next year you can do some more.

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