Clblay
Seedling
Hey guys, appreciate the help on another thread I submitted about my Pyracantha. I'm going to use some of those suggestions once it finally warms up here in Southern Oregon. I will update that thread with pics once I begin the work to hopefully assist others in the future.
I purchased this crab apple from Brent at Evergreen Gardenworks. I would like to get this into an Anderson Flat for trunk thickening. I do not have the option to plant in ground. My wife told me enough trees in the ground at this time until I can create my own section of yard for trunk growing. I plan to root prune and place in the flat with easily draining soil components. A couple questions:
1.) Two trunks --- this was unexpected. Should I go twin trunk on this or try to isolate one trunk?
2.) In image 2, notice the growth coming from the bottom of the trunk. Do you typically trim this off or let remain if my goal is to thicken the trunks?
3.) I've yet to find a definitive answer searching through the forums on this topic --- for trees that flower and produce fruit/berries, if my goal is trunk thickening is it best to pinch off those blooms when I see them to divert the energy to growth of the tree? I have a cotoneaster in the ground and those blooms are tiny and plentiful.....will be a pain to pinch all of them off.
Thanks!
I purchased this crab apple from Brent at Evergreen Gardenworks. I would like to get this into an Anderson Flat for trunk thickening. I do not have the option to plant in ground. My wife told me enough trees in the ground at this time until I can create my own section of yard for trunk growing. I plan to root prune and place in the flat with easily draining soil components. A couple questions:
1.) Two trunks --- this was unexpected. Should I go twin trunk on this or try to isolate one trunk?
2.) In image 2, notice the growth coming from the bottom of the trunk. Do you typically trim this off or let remain if my goal is to thicken the trunks?
3.) I've yet to find a definitive answer searching through the forums on this topic --- for trees that flower and produce fruit/berries, if my goal is trunk thickening is it best to pinch off those blooms when I see them to divert the energy to growth of the tree? I have a cotoneaster in the ground and those blooms are tiny and plentiful.....will be a pain to pinch all of them off.
Thanks!