Since the tree has a huge tap root I decided to only cut 1/2 of it and put it in a fairly deep pot. I will cut the tap root further next year when I repot.I've made another cut at red line. I'm hoping for a shoot at green line so I can make a cut at yellow line.View attachment 223293
5 gal pot filled with 3.5 gal soil.What did you plant it into?
I'll see how well that branch recovers. Right now it doesn't look very healthy. Plus I do want to keep a bit of the trunk at the bend because it is interesting. I suppose I can cut at the yellow line now and hope for a bud near the cut.angled cut at first branch on left should do it.
I made a square cut at the yellow mark last night. The rings show that the tree is only 7 yr old.I've made another cut at red line. I'm hoping for a shoot at green line so I can make a cut at yellow line.View attachment 223293
Until the leaves are "leather hard" they aren't producing anything for the tree...Chopping new growth now will waste all the energy the tree put into making that new growth. I don't do ANYTING to collected trees for at least a year...This tree is growing fast. The sucker at the base is a foot tall. Now that I have lots of side branches with healthy foliage to collect energy for the tree, should I cut the sucker to keep it from competing with the branches?