Woocash
Omono
Hi guys. My girlfriend recently went to a flower show and came back with an Ulmus Parvifolia (at my request) and much to her annoyance at my incessant gabbling on about the “B” word, it has given me the bug.
Anyway, last weekend we dropped off the dogs at my Mum’s for dog sitting and she mentioned that a lovely Acer that had come with the house when they purchased it 3 years ago was struggling badly after recovering from being transplanted just after they moved in then having to deal with a serious drought last summer. One leader is ok ish, one is dead but there quite a few green (or red) shoots on the trunk which gives me encouragement. As me Ma doesn’t have the time or inclination to wait for suitable recovery and wants to replace with a more mature tree for privacy etc, I stand to inherit my first stick in a pot!
The trunk is around 3” at the base and is currently around 24” to the crown. There is interesting movement in the trunk but not much taper until the crown, which would be too high, in my opinion. I cant see any obvious signs of being grafted. So that said, with the aim of creating an informal upright, I have a few questions. If anyone can offer advice, I’d be really grateful.
1 Should I cut it down to size now and wait til spring to dig it up and pot it, or do all at the same time in the spring?
2 If I cut it at say, 12” or 15” will that still encourage back budding at likely suitable branch positions, or would I be better chopping down to first branch position and growing from there? (not as favourable as I like the shape and being my first pot stick I’m just trying to learn, not create a masterpiece just yet!!)
3 Any ideas of a cultivar?
4 Is there any thing else I have obviously missed?
Thanks very much guys.
Anyway, last weekend we dropped off the dogs at my Mum’s for dog sitting and she mentioned that a lovely Acer that had come with the house when they purchased it 3 years ago was struggling badly after recovering from being transplanted just after they moved in then having to deal with a serious drought last summer. One leader is ok ish, one is dead but there quite a few green (or red) shoots on the trunk which gives me encouragement. As me Ma doesn’t have the time or inclination to wait for suitable recovery and wants to replace with a more mature tree for privacy etc, I stand to inherit my first stick in a pot!
The trunk is around 3” at the base and is currently around 24” to the crown. There is interesting movement in the trunk but not much taper until the crown, which would be too high, in my opinion. I cant see any obvious signs of being grafted. So that said, with the aim of creating an informal upright, I have a few questions. If anyone can offer advice, I’d be really grateful.
1 Should I cut it down to size now and wait til spring to dig it up and pot it, or do all at the same time in the spring?
2 If I cut it at say, 12” or 15” will that still encourage back budding at likely suitable branch positions, or would I be better chopping down to first branch position and growing from there? (not as favourable as I like the shape and being my first pot stick I’m just trying to learn, not create a masterpiece just yet!!)
3 Any ideas of a cultivar?
4 Is there any thing else I have obviously missed?
Thanks very much guys.