Recent content by VAFisher

I mostly hedge prune it during the growing season and then do hard cut backs once the leaves drop and I can see what's going on.

Still doing well but I've been pretty slack taking pics this year. Guy wires are still on and it looks about the same.

I love how fast crapes develop. I've had wire on and off this tree 3 or 4 times already this summer. Working on getting divisions and movement in the branches. Really glad I made the move to take everything back to stubs.

Also, other than the actual size and shape of the leaf, the petioles on a red maple will be much longer and usually red in color.

Decided to try this tree on a slab. I think I like it, although it may go back in a regular pot at some point too.

Back on page 1, you can see how it responded last year. I defoliated it on May 31 and took follow up pics in mid and late June.

I think your inclination is right. Don't worry about defoliation for a while.

Did a little work on the cypress yesterday. It's coming along I think. Plans are to keep ramifying the top and creating a kind of 2nd flat top with the upper right branch.

Looking at this tree leafless shows some decisions I made with the branches that I wish I could do over. But I'll keep trying to make it better.

Decided to take a shot before defoliation. While the leaves are big, they are smaller than usual for the first flush and the petioles are shorter than normal as well. I guess it has to do with the weird spring weather we had here in central VA.

2023 update pic.

Here is the tree today. Definitely needs some editing and wiring this fall.

Well. I cut it back pretty hard last fall and repotted this spring. Just doing it's thing. I'll get a pic soon.

I've been lazy this year with updates. It's doing well. I unwired the tree a couple months ago and the branches sprung back up. It had strong growth this spring, which I cut back fairly hard, looking for some back budding. I'll wire it again and thin it out this fall.

Not much change. It was repotted this spring and is doing well. I will probably defoliate it soon. Will take some pics then.