The best way to do it is have a single trunk with first branches coming about 5’ up- like so… Squirrel baffles 2022.
The orchard where I took the photos has terrible squirrel pressure and without baffles it would be an utter waste of money. Unfortunately bird pressure is just as bad, although the fruit has to be nearly ripe to attract them, so we also have to net the trees most years… not this one, hopefully.
We also paint the baffles with a mixture of gear oil and axle grease for good measure.