You might also want to search for 'trunk girdling' or 'stem constriction'.
When I used to grow out tons of magnolia seedlings, in the third year I'd
bind the trunk with insulated wire for a year or two. The stem would
continue to expand and the resulting constriction interfered with sap flow.
It seemed to significantly shorten the time for slow maturing crosses to
flower. I did not have a control group of seedlings so...
Steve H. Lone Rock WI USDA zone 3
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