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title: "My olive tree is thriving but should i be pruning off the bare…"
description: "My olive tree is thriving but should i be pruning off the bare branches at all? This is my first attempt at this type of plant and I don’t want to ruin my…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Monique"
published: "2023-09-02T13:22:12.274Z"
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# My olive tree is thriving but should i be pruning off the bare…

_Posted by Monique on 2023-09-02_

My olive tree is thriving but should i be pruning off the bare branches at all? This is my first attempt at this type of plant and I don’t want to ruin my progress so far

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## 2 comments

### Kk garden commented on 2023-09-03

Yes and when it gets bigger you need to prune the lateral branches

#### Monique replied on 2023-09-04

Thank you!

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