This is an imported itoigawa shimpaku root over rock. Imported by Brussel's about 8 years ago. It's been "maintained" since thin by pinching back. And from the looks of it, maybe even sheared!
As you can see from the above picture, it's very full, but "something" is wrong. The color is way off. No pads. Just a helmet shape. Let's take a closer look:
No thinning has ever been performed. (In probably the 8 years it was owned by the previous owner). Lots of hanging foliage. Let's look even closer:
Ouch! Juvenile foliage, brown foliage... This is not a happy tree!
Let's look at the apex:
Oh my! Nearly every tip has a brown tip! At first I thought it was overly aggressive pinching. But this was extreme! It HAD to be because it was sheared!
As you can see from the above picture, it's very full, but "something" is wrong. The color is way off. No pads. Just a helmet shape. Let's take a closer look:
No thinning has ever been performed. (In probably the 8 years it was owned by the previous owner). Lots of hanging foliage. Let's look even closer:
Ouch! Juvenile foliage, brown foliage... This is not a happy tree!
Let's look at the apex:
Oh my! Nearly every tip has a brown tip! At first I thought it was overly aggressive pinching. But this was extreme! It HAD to be because it was sheared!