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I've planted pepper trees (peppercorn tree) for shelter for the animals. They are growing OK but I would like them to grow faster. Soil is sand & I am watering them once a week & using a soluble fertilizer & seasol. I have mulched them with horse poo. Has anyone got any other ideas? I could cart over some liquid horse manure tea if it would help.
Also they are growing with lots of branches more like a shrub than a tree with a single trunk. Would it help them to get more height quickly if I pruned off some of the brunches so that they could put more energy into a smaller number of branches. If they stay bushy they will be a better wind break but if they grow up quicker as a single trunk tree they will give more sun shade for the horse, if that makes sense.
Also they are growing with lots of branches more like a shrub than a tree with a single trunk. Would it help them to get more height quickly if I pruned off some of the brunches so that they could put more energy into a smaller number of branches. If they stay bushy they will be a better wind break but if they grow up quicker as a single trunk tree they will give more sun shade for the horse, if that makes sense.