Cjr Crataegus aestivalis 1

[Cajunrider]

Progression for Mayhaw#1
Collected April 20, 2022


First bud May 6, 2022


Angled the chop May 18, 2022

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Just call me Stumpy #1 etc!

Are these the purebred swamp types, or the cultivars that can handle dry land better?

Looks like you will have plenty of jelly down the line!

cheers
DSD sends

 

[Cajunrider]

Just call me Stumpy #1 etc!

Are these the purebred swamp types, or the cultivars that can handle dry land better?

Looks like you will have plenty of jelly down the line!

cheers
DSD sends

I am not sure of the cultivar, I'll have to ask my friend. I think he bought about 500 seedlings and just stuck them into the ground.
If I want jelly, I can collect the berries by the bucket at my friend's land. As it stand, it will be cool to see them on my bonsai later.

 

[Cajunrider]

 

[Cajunrider]

 

[Cajunrider]

Decided to loosely wire and trim the side branches to encourage the apex to grow.

 

[Cajunrider]

Well on its way to be pre-bonsai. I won’t be surprised if it is ready to be chopped again next year.

 

[Cajunrider]

I think when I bent the young branches I caused some minor damage that retards the flow of nutrient. The tree slows down a bit for a few days. It seems a bit better this morning. I start seeing new leaves being formed at the tips again.

 

[Cajunrider]

Leader is now at least 2 ft long. I think it needs to be at least double the diameter before the cut would start closing.

 

[Cajunrider]

Last time I left many branches near the cut. Today they were trimmed.

 

[Cajunrider]

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

I think when I bent the young branches I caused some minor damage that retards the flow of nutrient. The tree slows down a bit for a few days. It seems a bit better this morning. I start seeing new leaves being formed at the tips again.

Your Mayhaw is doing really well. This is an astute observation!

Wiring does damage the plant cells and slow/disrupt the total flow of nutrients, slowing the overall growth of the branch until the pathways are restored. Most folks don’t pick this up

cheers
DSD sends

 

[Cajunrider]

The main shoot is 4 ft tall now. The cut is starting to close. Next year this tree will be potted and chopped.

 

[Cajunrider]

Cut begins to close.

 

[Cajunrider]

The shoot is now 6ft tall. It will be chopped in the spring.

 

[Cajunrider]

I decided to chop again yesterday since the caliper of the shoot was already near the size I want. The hope is that with the slow growth in the following cool months the internodes will be much shorter.

 

[Cajunrider]

6 weeks after second chop.

 

[Cajunrider]

This tree right now looks like a daisugi.

 

[Cajunrider]

Current plan is to feed it hard for the straight shoots to grow big. Then the tree will be potted and styled like a daisugi. The straight shoots are now 3+ ft tall.

 

[jason biggs]

wow. you get amazing growth in a short space of time