Let the main branches start 0.75–1 m above the ground, and train the tree to a modified central leader. In the early years, encourage 2–4 wide-angled branches growing in opposite directions. Every March–April, prune and thin crowded branches to give the most fruit-bearing area.
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Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Amla – Training and pruning, p. 41
