Steve C
Omono
Now that I'm starting to (or at least trying to :0 ) get over my fear of chopping to much on my trees, I have been thinking about doing some work to make my boxwood smaller again.
I've had this tree for about 4 yrs now and I originally made it a pretty tall tree because I do like having a taller tree or two in my collection, but now I think it might be time to bite the bullet and shorten this one up into something nicer.
I have a few concerns though, since it has twin trunks that start about 5" off the main trunk is it still okay to utilize those twin trunks even in a smaller height tree? And some of the lowest branches have most their leaves on the outer part of the branch. So I'm wondering will I have to keep "some" leaves on the lower branches or will it back bud well even without leaves? I'll post a pic with some nippers so you guys have an idea of the current height.
I'm open to any suggestions and help on this.
This is for size comparison...
This is what I am maybe thinking, a little taller than I want but I'm thinking about here just so there are still some leaves and shape to it maybe?
And here's a inner pic so you can see what I mean about the twin trunks and what I have to work with better.
I've had this tree for about 4 yrs now and I originally made it a pretty tall tree because I do like having a taller tree or two in my collection, but now I think it might be time to bite the bullet and shorten this one up into something nicer.
I have a few concerns though, since it has twin trunks that start about 5" off the main trunk is it still okay to utilize those twin trunks even in a smaller height tree? And some of the lowest branches have most their leaves on the outer part of the branch. So I'm wondering will I have to keep "some" leaves on the lower branches or will it back bud well even without leaves? I'll post a pic with some nippers so you guys have an idea of the current height.
I'm open to any suggestions and help on this.
This is for size comparison...
This is what I am maybe thinking, a little taller than I want but I'm thinking about here just so there are still some leaves and shape to it maybe?
And here's a inner pic so you can see what I mean about the twin trunks and what I have to work with better.