The major consideration in selecting secondary branches should be their location so that after pruning, the tips of the primary and secondary leaders are about 30–40 cm apart from each other. During the second dormant pruning, two to three secondary branches are selected on the primary branches. The selected branches are headed back to ¼ to ½ of the growth.
The central leader is also completely removed. In the first winter pruning, three to four scaffold branches which are well located and have wide angle should be selected, and the remaining unwanted branches are removed. During the growing season, about three to six laterals, in addition to the central leader, are produced on the tree. After planting, the plant is cut back to 40–60 cm above the ground level.
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