Mithrandir
Sapling
Hello everyone!
About a year ago, when I joined here, i'd purchased the Juniper in the below photos however didn't work on it last year as I was a little unsure what/how I wanted to style it. So i decided to just let it grow. A year later, my decision is no easier so I wanted to get some advice from the wonderful and helpful people here.
In terms of style -- I definitely want to go down the cascade/semi-cascade path with this tree. On the left side of the tree there are is plenty of growth however i'm struggling to decide/work-out my options on the right side to balance the design off. It has a great deal of growing to do however I want to start sorting out the frame before the main trunk becomes too thick to wire from where its current apex is down to just past the (2) and (3) branch.
I would appreciate some guidance before I do anything and specifically, what can I do to encourage growth on the right side. Some specific questions I have are
I can take some more photos on the weekend, if that would help however hoping that the attached is clear enough
Appreciate your help in advance
Mike
About a year ago, when I joined here, i'd purchased the Juniper in the below photos however didn't work on it last year as I was a little unsure what/how I wanted to style it. So i decided to just let it grow. A year later, my decision is no easier so I wanted to get some advice from the wonderful and helpful people here.
In terms of style -- I definitely want to go down the cascade/semi-cascade path with this tree. On the left side of the tree there are is plenty of growth however i'm struggling to decide/work-out my options on the right side to balance the design off. It has a great deal of growing to do however I want to start sorting out the frame before the main trunk becomes too thick to wire from where its current apex is down to just past the (2) and (3) branch.
I would appreciate some guidance before I do anything and specifically, what can I do to encourage growth on the right side. Some specific questions I have are
- In terms of structure, is what i'm after achievable, is there any other recommendations?
- Balancing the growth -- both sides of the tree are very healthy and throwing out a lot of new growth, however to encourage it more to the RHS, are there any particular strategies I can employ? I.e. cut off buds on the LHS, thin out some of the RHS growth to focus growth on remaining branchlets, etc.
- Is there a strategy/outcome where branches 1,2,3 could each remain? If not, should they just be shortened a bit?
I can take some more photos on the weekend, if that would help however hoping that the attached is clear enough
Appreciate your help in advance
Mike