just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
I almost regret buying this tree, just because it's so.....blah....with the straight trunks...
I originally liked it simply for it's dead wood section, which I lime sulfered last winter.
I got it from the '17 Bonsai Day, or whatever it's called, at the National Arboretum in DC....the wizard-like man that sold it to me said that it should stay in it's bucket for at least the rest of the year...
I decided to NOT repot it this year, and its now getting quite bushy....
I don't want to let the inner foliage die, so I'm thinking about a springtime cut back...
Here's my dilemma...
1) I don't have a styling in mind for it yet... suggestions are welcome. (I'm leaning towards a sort of multi-trunk formal/informal upright hybrid....I dunno)
2) I haven't pruned back any of my yews in spring before...
(Pretty sure it'll be fine, but still...)
Think I should open it up?...
Will probably do minor wiring if I do...
The alternative is to wait until summer, when the new growth is fully hardened off...and risk losing the inner foliage.
I originally liked it simply for it's dead wood section, which I lime sulfered last winter.
I got it from the '17 Bonsai Day, or whatever it's called, at the National Arboretum in DC....the wizard-like man that sold it to me said that it should stay in it's bucket for at least the rest of the year...
I decided to NOT repot it this year, and its now getting quite bushy....
I don't want to let the inner foliage die, so I'm thinking about a springtime cut back...
Here's my dilemma...
1) I don't have a styling in mind for it yet... suggestions are welcome. (I'm leaning towards a sort of multi-trunk formal/informal upright hybrid....I dunno)
2) I haven't pruned back any of my yews in spring before...
(Pretty sure it'll be fine, but still...)
Think I should open it up?...
Will probably do minor wiring if I do...
The alternative is to wait until summer, when the new growth is fully hardened off...and risk losing the inner foliage.