AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Another air-layer. May 2018 :
I liked the shape, but the leader died, bad cultivation, shame on me
I knew that growing a new "leader" meant longer internodes, but that was the only solution (I thought).
December 2020 : I let it grow freely in 2020, then pruned it drastically. Seeing again the photo, the beginning of the frirst branch on the right is too straight, it should curve up a bit before coming downward, then upward again. Not sure I can bend it enough lest it breaks,
I'll probably have to play with cut & grow, and cut again and let it grow more, while defoliating the other branches. Not sure, I'll have to think it over again
I liked the shape, but the leader died, bad cultivation, shame on me
I knew that growing a new "leader" meant longer internodes, but that was the only solution (I thought).
December 2020 : I let it grow freely in 2020, then pruned it drastically. Seeing again the photo, the beginning of the frirst branch on the right is too straight, it should curve up a bit before coming downward, then upward again. Not sure I can bend it enough lest it breaks,
I'll probably have to play with cut & grow, and cut again and let it grow more, while defoliating the other branches. Not sure, I'll have to think it over again
