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I think you would be OK removing it but they are not tall trees. Our neighbour cut hers down to a single stump a few years ago (because she is not a gardener) and that thing has completely started regrowing. They are quite tough.
Also. That is not a lot of kid's detritus. Also. It's a garden. Kids gotta play somewhere.
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Trees are tough mofos, which anyone who's tried to kill one will confirm, so I'd just lop the fucker off. Angle the cut in such a way that any water will run off, as that's one way it can cause more widespread damage to the tree.
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Under advice from our gardener we are doing exactly this. Smaller branches removed from the base to encourage the larger stems to grow up and not out. Then allow it to grow out at the top when we get the desired shape.
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While all the folk with gardening know how are being helpful. I have another quick question we have this magnolia tree in the lawn and are thinking of removing the branch that is (badly) circled. As it gets in the way and will hopefully encourage it to grow up a bit more, is this a terribly silly idea?
Edit please don't judge me for all of the child detritus cluttering up the lawn.
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