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Picked up this podocarpus yesterday.
What I'm considering for front
Has those 2 front branches on top of each other which I'm not sure if I should remove both or one of. Viewed from front they give a thick low pad hiding the trunk.
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And back
A nasty surprise I hadn't noticed they had fixed the wire in the trunk and it dug in. Not sure if removing will rip the bark. I'll try to pull out but worse case any harm cutting tip and leaving the wire in?
Plan to start pruning the leaves without any changes to the pads so I can better see the structure. I can see many new buds opening and more still to open. Is it ok to prune?
2 major considerations are the pot, I'm not liking the hexagonal pot it's in and feel it's too big for the tree. Considering a rectangle. Is this shape and color and size ok or is it too small.
When is the best time to repot especially that's it's not in great soil and what sequence to go with? Prune, repot ? How do.podocarpus take full barerooting? Do I change all soil or just do lower half now and upper half in a year?
Tree is currently wired, some branches have shifted in transport and I tried to refit them where they were. Believe I'll have to leave the wore for few weeks now ?
Sorry for the million questions but appreciate any advice u can give especially on plan for pruning, repotting....
Thanks
What I'm considering for front
Has those 2 front branches on top of each other which I'm not sure if I should remove both or one of. Viewed from front they give a thick low pad hiding the trunk.
Rt
And back
A nasty surprise I hadn't noticed they had fixed the wire in the trunk and it dug in. Not sure if removing will rip the bark. I'll try to pull out but worse case any harm cutting tip and leaving the wire in?
Plan to start pruning the leaves without any changes to the pads so I can better see the structure. I can see many new buds opening and more still to open. Is it ok to prune?
2 major considerations are the pot, I'm not liking the hexagonal pot it's in and feel it's too big for the tree. Considering a rectangle. Is this shape and color and size ok or is it too small.
When is the best time to repot especially that's it's not in great soil and what sequence to go with? Prune, repot ? How do.podocarpus take full barerooting? Do I change all soil or just do lower half now and upper half in a year?
Tree is currently wired, some branches have shifted in transport and I tried to refit them where they were. Believe I'll have to leave the wore for few weeks now ?
Sorry for the million questions but appreciate any advice u can give especially on plan for pruning, repotting....
Thanks