QuantumSparky
Shohin
I just picked up this Japanese Maple from Home Depot for...10 dollars. That seems a bit ridiculous considering the fact that I've seen countless green leaf Acer palmatum being sold for a bare minimum of $175 for similar size.
This is my first maple and I was planning on keeping it in the original pot until February, at which point I would repot it since it seems to be a bit root bound. As you could guess from the photo, I want to do a trunk chop. Red line is chop spot, blue dots are buds. I think I picked a decent tree out of the 4 available since this one has plenty of growth down low, below the chop point. However since this is my first attempt at anything like this, I could use some guidance.
1) Timeline: Would it be correct to do the repot in February, wait a year, and do the trunk chop the following February? I'm guessing I shouldn't do the chop immediately after repotting it.
2) Location: Is the line in my photo a good spot to chop? I'm not sure how much extra to leave in case of die-back.
This is my first maple and I was planning on keeping it in the original pot until February, at which point I would repot it since it seems to be a bit root bound. As you could guess from the photo, I want to do a trunk chop. Red line is chop spot, blue dots are buds. I think I picked a decent tree out of the 4 available since this one has plenty of growth down low, below the chop point. However since this is my first attempt at anything like this, I could use some guidance.
1) Timeline: Would it be correct to do the repot in February, wait a year, and do the trunk chop the following February? I'm guessing I shouldn't do the chop immediately after repotting it.
2) Location: Is the line in my photo a good spot to chop? I'm not sure how much extra to leave in case of die-back.