How to Trim Australian Tea Trees
- 1). Cut out dead wood. Take these stems and branches back to a main branch.
- 2). Remove any wood that has the potential to damage fences or other landscape features over which it is growing. Cut these back to a main branch as well.
- 3). Prune out any stubby, twiggy growth – stems that are short or thinner than most of the others.
- 4). Shape the Australian tea tree to the shape you desire, ensuring you never cut more than one-third of its size.
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