Hello world!
I recently purchased this chinese elm from a nursery that needs quite a bit of work, but I wanted a project. The branch structure, secondary and primary, is not that great and needs work w/ overlapping, upward growth etc. Short of scraping it , I was curious as to what you guys may have to say. Should I keep it in the pot and let it get a season of growing in, OR plop it in a larger grow pot and let the trunk thicken a little. Some of this is preference but jw. I was also thinking about hard pruning this guy and chopping most of the branches off. Would this be too hard on the tree if its starting to bud? I have it growing under a fluorescent light right now until it thaws a little more in MI and then its going outside. Also, I am thinking some kind of informal upright w/ this guy eventually. I do want to keep it on the smaller side. Just wondering what some of the people with a little more experience might have to say.
Regards,
N
I recently purchased this chinese elm from a nursery that needs quite a bit of work, but I wanted a project. The branch structure, secondary and primary, is not that great and needs work w/ overlapping, upward growth etc. Short of scraping it , I was curious as to what you guys may have to say. Should I keep it in the pot and let it get a season of growing in, OR plop it in a larger grow pot and let the trunk thicken a little. Some of this is preference but jw. I was also thinking about hard pruning this guy and chopping most of the branches off. Would this be too hard on the tree if its starting to bud? I have it growing under a fluorescent light right now until it thaws a little more in MI and then its going outside. Also, I am thinking some kind of informal upright w/ this guy eventually. I do want to keep it on the smaller side. Just wondering what some of the people with a little more experience might have to say.
Regards,
N