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    Tree Identification

    Hi I was wondering if someone would be able to help me identify this tree? I think it is a type of oak, but am not sure. Thanks! Kind Regards Daniel
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    Need help to understand this ...

    Thanks Brian. I definitely will be getting rid of the extra shoots growing from the base when I get home. I have pruned some of the top branches to one pair of leaves already, in tandem with what you're saying. I'll look at pruning the middle and low branches back as well. Thanks for the tip...
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    Need help to understand this ...

    Thanks I have 10 trees which I'm developing. Ye I will be careful not to 'fuss' too much, pretty much just letting it grow out this season without doing much pruning. In winter will prune back hard to start developing some taper in the branches and start with the ramification. P.S. Profile...
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    Need help to understand this ...

    Thanks guys, I've done a ton of research, but since this is my first tree, still learning a lot. So can I just ask, it is likely I will still get more branches to bud along the trunk (that upper section above the main trunk chop wound) after I trunk chop the new leader next season or as I prune...
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    Need help to understand this ...

    Thanks for the advise. My main reason for keeping those branches was a concern that I will not get enough branches to use in the following seasons to create a tree with lush foliage. Should I be concerned about this or is it likely I will still get sufficient back-budding to have more branches?
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    Need help to understand this ...

    Need help to understand this (pic attached) ... Hi guys I am developing a Japanese Maple from nursery stock and I came across this comment from a website online: :eek: I've just started developing the main branches, last year was the initial trunk chop. I've noticed I do have some...
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    Question about backbudding

    Oh wow I didn't actually realise that. Makes me think more carefully about the positioning of the tree ;) So its a combination of cutting back and the light ... cause the cutting back forces the tree to put out new growth to produce food for the roots, and the light is required to cause the...
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    Question about backbudding

    Thanks fourteener I should have said the tree is deciduous. @jkl pinching back is when you pinch out the new growing shoot from a leave that is unfurling at the top of the branch to stop its growth and send resources back into the branch, whereas pruning is when you cut the branch at specific...
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    Question about backbudding

    Hi guys Firstly, thanks for all the previous answers, I think my knowledge is finally starting to get to a point where can know how to develop a naturalistic bonsai :) I had one question that I can't seem to find a definitive answer for. Its probably an obvious one, but just want to make sure...
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    Pinching Back Health of Tree Question

    Hi guys I just had a question. If I'm developing a new tree, and I am letting one leader grow out wildly at the top, while pinching back lower branches to prepare/develop them, does the pinching back of some branches affect the health negatively if a leader is being allowed to grow freely...
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    Nebari Front Advise - Japane Maple

    Hi guys I was wanting to get some opinions on what would be the best potential nebari front for this tree. It's a Japanese Maple and I did a trunk chop, so will still introduce movement and taper, hence the top of the tree can be any front as the initial trunk is quite straight. I've got 3...
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    Beginner question about branch pruning

    Thanks, ye I've researched a LOT on how trees work and how to develop deciduous branches etc. so I've got a plan in mind, at the moment my tree is going into the second season (south Africa) after being trunk chopped last season, with the new leader nice and thick with some good movement from...
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    Beginner question about branch pruning

    Thanks a lot of the great answer. That really clears things up :D
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    Beginner question about branch pruning

    Hi guys I've been reading an article on bonsai4me.com and the one thing I don't understand from the pictures below, is if you prune back a branch hard like in the first picture, will it automatically fork into two new branches? Or do you have to cut above 2 buds, and that will create the...
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    Swamp Cypress Ramification Question

    Hi guys I've been trying to find this info on google to no avail :( Is the process for developing ramification on Swamp Cypress branches the same as on normal deciduous trees? As in pinching out new growth will generate back budding of secondary shoots growing off the main branch ... and...
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    Identification help

    Thanks a bunch :) I was excited that it was a pomegranate at one stage, alas my lack of knowledge yet... looks like it won't be the best specimen for bonsai...
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    Identification help

    Hi guys I know this may be a long shot, but could anyone possibly identify what the below tree / or shrub is? I saw it at a nursery and thought it may be a good candidate for a trunkchop with a low bonsai with a thick trunk - the woman at the nursery said its a durantium, but I may have...
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    Does Trunk Chop Wound Thicken?

    Ah sorry :( I should have posted more details. The Tree : Japanese Maple My Location: South Africa Current Season: End of Spring/Beginning of Summer Time of trunk chop: 2nd Month into Spring Hope these details help. Could you let me know if the area that I cut into by accident will...
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    Does Trunk Chop Wound Thicken?

    Hi all. I have a bit of a beginner question that I wanted to find out. When you do a trunk chop into a new leader (slanted chop), does that trunk chop wound area thicken up as you grow a new leader. In other words does the cambium there get restored and it starts to add layers as the new leader...
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    Question on Dieback

    Thanks for the quick responses. Tree: Trident Maple Location: South Africa Time of Trunk Chop: Just after the beginning of Spring If I scratch the very top of the tree, right by the trunk chop, the cambium is still green below. That is after about a month and...
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    Question on Dieback

    Hi all I'm fairly new to starting out on this hobby. I wanted to ask if you do a trunk chop and only get low branches to sprout (below the bottom half of the tree) and didn't get any new leaders this season. If the cambium is still green below the trunk chop, will the tree develop new shoots...
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