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In another thread leatherback gave this advice:

Branches split in 2. Not in 3,4, 5.. So every point where a branch splits in more than two, all others are removed.

I am about to start styling my azaleas, which all have long branches splitting into 3 or 5 long pieces, at sharp angles. Cutting off any 2 or 3 would look pretty bad. The branches don't seem to take to wiring. I can't find any styling advice anywhere, so here I am asking.

I have 6 azaleas that we planted in the yard 16 years ago, then I dug them up three years ago. It's time to do so artistic with them. One other was pretty big when we moved into the house in 1986 and has a huge chunk of dead wood that is going to be great.

trick is to wire the youn branches. And trim back where needed..

Ivan Mann wrote: In another thread leatherback gave this advice:

Branches split in 2. Not in 3,4, 5.. So every point where a branch splits in more than two, all others are removed.
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From the same thread: "None of the above are fixed rules, but more guidelines to help you find your way. In the end, the tree just needs to look good and come across as realistic..."

I have A juniper styled 20 years ago by a now passed man. It has two first branches with no typical direction but a nice canopy. Everyone tells me to cut one of them, but really it looks ok as is and I am not the creator, just trying to manage the legacy.

Every rule has itd exceptions. Just work the tree according to your liking.

leatherback wrote: trick is to wire the youn branches. And trim back where needed..

I may have to take my own advice and spend another year looking at them. Maybe experiment on one.

I find one can still gently bend branches of that year in winter. Older gets tricky. The sort of movement as you see in the main branches here is only gotten with young wiring, withint the same year as the branch grows: