Cedrus Deodara

[JoesBonsai]

Hi Guys,

I have this Himalayan Cedar that I would like to cut a bit shorter,does anyone have experience with them do they seal well ? Any Ideas regarding the tree are welcome ☺☺
Pic 3 is where I would like to cut

 

[Cypress187]

Don't all tree's heal the same? I think they should be worked on in the fall, but I'm the worst conifer-guy around.

 

[barrosinc]

As what I have read, Cedars practically don't heal at all.
That is why the struck by lightning theme is so common.

 

[AlainK]

Himalayan Cedar

Are you sure this is a Cedrus deodara? They have very long needles, this one looks more like Cedrus atlantica, the Atlas cedar, which is a sort of subspecies of Libanese cedar (Cedrus Libani) but with blueish needles.

 

[MichaelS]

"JoesBonsai,

I have this Himalayan Cedar that I would like to cut a bit shorter,does anyone have experience with them do they seal well ?

Not only do they seal well, they seal too well. They cover wounds with new tissue faster than trident maples. I have seen callus tissue ''climb'' up a jin more than once!
There is no need to seal the cuts.

 

[JoesBonsai]

Not only do they seal well, they seal too well. They cover wounds with new tissue faster than trident maples. I have seen callus tissue ''climb'' up a jin more than once!
There is no need to seal the cuts.

Thank You very much MichaelS
When would be the best time to cut back ? ,by us its winter now

 

[MichaelS]

Thank You very much MichaelS
When would be the best time to cut back ? ,by us its winter now

Right now. Winter here too. Cold this year?

 

[sorce]

I'd let it put on a couple more seasons of trunk with that foliage before cutting it off.......

Nice!

Sorce

 

[barrosinc]

As what I have read, Cedars practically don't heal at all.
That is why the struck by lightning theme is so common.

I have no experience yet with cedars, that was a comment just what I had read from here http://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Cedrus.html and here http://www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/cedar

 

[M. Frary]

Maybe cedrus foeminus.
My Latin vocabulary is coming along nicely.
I figured out all you have to do is just add an us to the end of every word.
Easy peasy.
Who says you can't learn something on a bonsai forum?

 

[barrosinc]

Maybe cedrus foeminus.
My Latin vocabulary is coming along nicely.
I figured out all you have to do is just add an us to the end of every word.
Easy peasy.
Who says you can't learn something on a bonsai forum?

It is so much easier for me to cross reference from latin names than common USA names to what I know as common names...
For example, cedars...you guys call thujas, junipers and cedrus as cedars!!
Juniperus virginiana — its common names include red cedar, eastern red-cedar,[2] eastern redcedar,[3] Virginian juniper,[4] eastern juniper, red juniper, pencil cedar, and aromatic cedar....

 

[M. Frary]

It is so much easier for me to cross reference from latin names than common USA names to what I know as common names...
For example, cedars...you guys call thujas, junipers and cedrus as cedars!!
Juniperus virginiana — its common names include red cedar, eastern red-cedar,[2] eastern redcedar,[3] Virginian juniper,[4] eastern juniper, red juniper, pencil cedar, and aromatic cedar....

It's quite confusing Max. But I know my method of speaking Latin is working for me.