dirk hoorelbeke
Omono
It is not a good thing to focus on hight. Develop and find out where they tree takes you.
Looking a little droopy., it is doing reasonably well and should be able to stay outside full-time with a month
Looking a little droopy.
I am reminded of a TV comercial many years ago, I do not now remember the product but the curx of it all led to thunder and lightening and a voice from heaven saying; Oh it's not nice to fool Mother Nature.
In another thread, I warned the OP that deliberately waking this tree up early would be counter productive instead of beneficial... .
Same hereHow scary is it that I remember this commercial. And it doesn't seem that long ago!
Yeah, I think on many maples, before the new leaves and petioles develop sufficient tissue (and perhaps turgor) to hold them erect, they hang and droop a bit. Okay nobody laugh!!
I agree that my attemped head start could have actually caused a set-back in the longer run, however, most days, the tree has been outside in full-sun for 2-3 hours on average, and then I bring it in. On the cold days, I have kept it in a second story south facing window that gets at least 6 hours of direct sunlight to the window sill.
Finally, those two growths growing uninhibited are escapes, one to thicken the eventual apex and the other the current (to be removed) apex.