darrellw
Mame
This is primiarily for Brent, but I thought I'd ask it here so that others can comment as well.
This is a JBP "Thunderhead" that I purchased from Evergreen Gardenworks last fall. This spring, I repotted into a pond basket with a coarse akadama/lava/pumice mix. Obviously this tree needs a lot more growth and development. I've labeled the two lowest set of branches (1 and 2), these I believe will be the future "tree". As you can see, the leader is growing very well. This shot doesn't show it completly, and this picture is a few weeks old, but the primary leader has one main bud/candle, and 5 smaller ones. My question is, should I do anything now (or later this season) to this main leader? I know that I pretty much just want it to grow, but is there a risk at this point that its vigor will weaken the lower branches?
-Darrell
This is a JBP "Thunderhead" that I purchased from Evergreen Gardenworks last fall. This spring, I repotted into a pond basket with a coarse akadama/lava/pumice mix. Obviously this tree needs a lot more growth and development. I've labeled the two lowest set of branches (1 and 2), these I believe will be the future "tree". As you can see, the leader is growing very well. This shot doesn't show it completly, and this picture is a few weeks old, but the primary leader has one main bud/candle, and 5 smaller ones. My question is, should I do anything now (or later this season) to this main leader? I know that I pretty much just want it to grow, but is there a risk at this point that its vigor will weaken the lower branches?
-Darrell