Spread new shoots above 3.5 to 4 ft. from ground with clothespins to achieve wide crotch angles. Large clothespins work better than standard clothespins. Completely remove limbs below scaffolds. Upright limbs above scaffolds with narrow crotch angles should be removed with a horizontal cut that leaves a bud at the base of the limb. This includes removing buds on either side of the terminal bud if the terminal was not headed.
Protocol coming from Europe indicates that scaffolds are never headed.
This seems very appropriate if trees are placed close enough together so that scaffolds have little space to fill or if trees are growing in a location with strong growing conditions. This over cropping can lead to a near shut down of terminal growth. If this happens to scaffolds before the trees have filled the allotted space, then yield will not reach desired levels. Always head to an upright bud. Under very low vigor conditions, the shoot developing from the upright bud may be desirable.