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Omono
Acquired this one few months back.
Was advised to grow the low branch and cut back to it in few years, believe that would be the best to take this tree up one level and get great taper. As well as pushing it lower in soil to hide those aerial roots a bit more....
Till lower branch grows and I chop id like to work on the top to see what I can get from it and maybe avoid chopping, or at least train a bit on pines.
For a start I bought this tree as pinus nigra checked online and not clear if to treat as single or multiflush. It had a previous flush this year looking at the new needles and I can see buds forming so assuming multiflush?
Not clear on front so appreciate advice. Can't really use the sides as front as then first branch would be a front or a back branch.
Also looking at the top where main branch splits in 4 will need to chop at least 2 branches or 3 as they emerge horizontally.
I need to repot the earliest to better soil so that's my primary concern. Planning to repot in Feb.
Would it be ok to cut few main branches and few small branches that aren't good for the design now now or leave it till a year after repot ?
How about fertilising, ideally I should be fertilising to grow the lower branch into a new tree but if I'm trying to style the upper part should I just fertilise for that ?
Was advised to grow the low branch and cut back to it in few years, believe that would be the best to take this tree up one level and get great taper. As well as pushing it lower in soil to hide those aerial roots a bit more....
Till lower branch grows and I chop id like to work on the top to see what I can get from it and maybe avoid chopping, or at least train a bit on pines.
For a start I bought this tree as pinus nigra checked online and not clear if to treat as single or multiflush. It had a previous flush this year looking at the new needles and I can see buds forming so assuming multiflush?
Not clear on front so appreciate advice. Can't really use the sides as front as then first branch would be a front or a back branch.
Also looking at the top where main branch splits in 4 will need to chop at least 2 branches or 3 as they emerge horizontally.
I need to repot the earliest to better soil so that's my primary concern. Planning to repot in Feb.
Would it be ok to cut few main branches and few small branches that aren't good for the design now now or leave it till a year after repot ?
How about fertilising, ideally I should be fertilising to grow the lower branch into a new tree but if I'm trying to style the upper part should I just fertilise for that ?