Don't let rude folks get you down!
Plenty of us understand new discussions generate new ideas and knowledge.
Reckon that's what a forum is fer!
Application of any "method" is determined by a couple things for me...
One...
The sliding scale from an alternate elm that will bud anywhere, to something like a Hinoki Cypress that you'll have trouble compacting.
Two...
Wound size and how it will incorporate into design.
Three...
These trees that have what I call SGH shitty growth habit. I reckon any tree can have it genetically. I've identified it in Elm, Ficus, and Maple.
If you mindlessly hedge an SGH tree, you may as well burn it.
I don't find them useful at all, but they will prove useless if hedged mindlessly.
It's also right important to remember that any tree of a small stature will grow exactly the opposite of how we want it to.
Large thick top, thin useless bottom.
Controlling this will vary tree to tree but it always must be controlled.
The difficulty being, more apical cuts means more ramification up top, which also must be minimized. Yearly apex restarts isn't a bad idea.
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