Hello everyone!
I’ve been a silent reader of this forum for a couple years and it has been so helpful! I was hoping I could get some pruning advice. Last January, 2021 I planted a small fruit orchard on a weekend property in the Texas Hill Country. We planted several bare root peaches, plums, pluots, apples, pears, etc. At planting, I cut the main trunks to knee level to start training the scaffold limbs. About 10 days after planting, we had the historic Texas freeze in February with several days of 0-5 F weather. All trees survived but many had a portion of the main trunk die and sprouted branches lower than the original knee level cut (but above the graft). I now have several trees with double trunks and narrow angles, below are some pictures. I am wondering how to prune those branches without injuring the rest of the trunk. It seems like if I try to fit my pruners in those notches I may injure the other trunk. Any advice? Thanks so much!
