Joe Dupre'
Omono
I walked a couple of miles on the roadside today. I found these ERC that had been mowed over, probably more than once. This is how they came out of the ground, with most of the dead branches and twigs removed. No attempt at styling. They seem to respond to mowing ( and , maybe pruning??) by sending out shoots like crazy. The first one has about a thumb-sized base. It's got a funny angle because it was literally under the edge of the asphalt and it grew out, down and then up towards the light. The second one has a base that is just shy of 1 1/8". It got whacked pretty good on the last mowing and is showing a bunch of brown tips. Again, no styling, just removing much of the dead stuff.
I figure they can be styled into a pretty decent shohin in the spring of 2021.
I figure they can be styled into a pretty decent shohin in the spring of 2021.