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“If multiple trunks are coming up out of the soil, the tree is planted too deep,” she said. When trees are planted too deep, the moist soil that surrounds the bark can cause decay and disease.

Trees can have a huge impact on the environment, and, along with helping clean the air, they often hold a particular sentimental value, as well. From lazy afternoons picnicking under their shade, t… ...

Multiple trunks: Some trees develop more than one trunk, which are often weakly attached and prone to splitting apart — especially those with narrow angles of attachment.

Read more about the hackberry tree, ... Prune and thin the canopy to prevent the formation of weak, multi-trunk trees. 4. of 4. Insects and Diseases of Hackberry . Brett_Hondow / Getty Images.

A multiple-trunk specimen has a main one that branches out just a foot or so above the soil. This encourages a much wider diameter lower down. When pruned this way early in life as mine were, the ...

Trees with multiple trunks or with splits in one trunk may be unstable. Experts say V or U- shaped multiple trunks are weak points for mature trees and are more likely to split with age and when ...

Multi-trunk trees are easier to manage. Select 5 to 7 stems, or branches as you call them, coming from the base and going in different directions.