rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Yeah, my wildlife adventure continues and now involves bonsai (it was only a matter of time).
I have a question for trident experts--with a long set-up.
Here goes:
I defoliated my larger trident (4 inch trunk, about 18 inches tall) in May. It has begun pushing new leaves--which are about dime sized now.
Yesterday, I noticed the entire bottom primary limb had been cleaned of the new sprouting leaves, which lay scattered on the soil surface shriveling in the mid-day sun. A couple of the secondary branches had been chewed off as well. That made me realize my resident chipmunk had been busy. The little guy has been a fixture in my backyard since this spring. He is a very young rodent and doesn't have much experience in living and is prone to do all kinds of strange things. He is mostly unafraid of me, since I see him regularly when I'm working on my trees. He likes to stretch out on the soil surface in bonsai pots to keep cool--he apparently enjoys the shade the trees provide and the safety of their elevated location on the benches
Anyway, my question is, since the branch was already defoliated in May, how big is the danger that it will die off completely with the second inadvertent defoliation? Is there anything I can do to help it recover?
I have a question for trident experts--with a long set-up.
Here goes:
I defoliated my larger trident (4 inch trunk, about 18 inches tall) in May. It has begun pushing new leaves--which are about dime sized now.
Yesterday, I noticed the entire bottom primary limb had been cleaned of the new sprouting leaves, which lay scattered on the soil surface shriveling in the mid-day sun. A couple of the secondary branches had been chewed off as well. That made me realize my resident chipmunk had been busy. The little guy has been a fixture in my backyard since this spring. He is a very young rodent and doesn't have much experience in living and is prone to do all kinds of strange things. He is mostly unafraid of me, since I see him regularly when I'm working on my trees. He likes to stretch out on the soil surface in bonsai pots to keep cool--he apparently enjoys the shade the trees provide and the safety of their elevated location on the benches
Anyway, my question is, since the branch was already defoliated in May, how big is the danger that it will die off completely with the second inadvertent defoliation? Is there anything I can do to help it recover?