Deep Sea Diver
Masterpiece
I inherited a JBP two years ago. It was in great health but sadly had large barred area right smack in the middle... where one of the the former owners had left the wire on way too long (photo). It also has a sad nebari. However it was in the family for a few years and I decided to keep it as a long term project.
After fertilizing it up well for a year, I brought it in to a club meeting where one of most respected experts took a look at it and marked off branches he recommended for cutting. That included a trunk chop, which I did, along with some wiring to keep branches separated for sun. I plan on jinning up the barred area later. (photo). Now the tree is pretty much two sided like a Saguaro cactus and I’m ready to possibly graft a branch on the rear side on the trunk to fix that. The issue is where and what type of graft. (Photos: a. back is side with pliers, b. front and C. top. ). I’m waiting to clean up all the trunk knobs later on.
As you can see, there are scars in the ideal spot, can I approach graph right over the scar, or is the best side beside (left of) the healed scar above the base of the bottom branch. Any thoughts?
Finally any thoughts on the nebari repair? (I’ll work on the wacky branch imbalance later on down the line.)
Any comments would be greatly appreciated!
SSDO sends
After fertilizing it up well for a year, I brought it in to a club meeting where one of most respected experts took a look at it and marked off branches he recommended for cutting. That included a trunk chop, which I did, along with some wiring to keep branches separated for sun. I plan on jinning up the barred area later. (photo). Now the tree is pretty much two sided like a Saguaro cactus and I’m ready to possibly graft a branch on the rear side on the trunk to fix that. The issue is where and what type of graft. (Photos: a. back is side with pliers, b. front and C. top. ). I’m waiting to clean up all the trunk knobs later on.
As you can see, there are scars in the ideal spot, can I approach graph right over the scar, or is the best side beside (left of) the healed scar above the base of the bottom branch. Any thoughts?
Finally any thoughts on the nebari repair? (I’ll work on the wacky branch imbalance later on down the line.)
Any comments would be greatly appreciated!
SSDO sends
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