Early JBP development

Mame-Mo

Mame
Messages
132
Reaction score
114
Location
Austin Texas
USDA Zone
8B
I'm not a beginner per se, but this is a very beginner question. I have a few JBP that are a few years old. All I'm trying to do is grow them out right now, but seeing them today I realized they have a ton of buds in one location. Should these be paired down to avoid whorls or should I just leave them be to let the tree grow faster with less stress?
 

Jiminsauga

Mame
Messages
101
Reaction score
177
Location
Ontario, 🇨🇦
USDA Zone
5a
If it's your leader, then keep the biggest one and one that's pointed in the direction/side you want.

If it's a side branch then pick two of similar size and strength.

I'll leave timing up to the experts, since I don't know what to recommend for Texas.
 

0soyoung

Imperial Masterpiece
Messages
7,496
Reaction score
12,832
Location
Anacortes, WA (AHS heat zone 1)
USDA Zone
8b
I'm not a beginner per se, but this is a very beginner question. I have a few JBP that are a few years old. All I'm trying to do is grow them out right now, but seeing them today I realized they have a ton of buds in one location. Should these be paired down to avoid whorls or should I just leave them be to let the tree grow faster?
Whorls only matter at points you are going to or might keep.
Sun-lit foliage is the growth engine.
Shaded foliage is not productive and will be lost.

After that it is pretty much a matter of your convenience (e.g., can you cope with the sprawl of branches?).
The best basal flare will result from a long whip being blown around by the breezes. But this won't happen in a pot unless the pot is secured somehow, so it won't blow over (or ground-planted).
 
Top Bottom