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Just wanted some advice on where to begin on this white line I picked up last year. Doing very well but I want to start styling it. Any advice should be much appreciated.
Begin by exposing the nebari and determining the best front and available potential trunk line. Where is there movement? Taper? Best planting angle with all of the above?Just wanted some advice on where to begin on this white line I picked up last year. Doing very well but I want to start styling it. Any advice should be much appreciated.
Yes it is safe to do a bit of clean up and pruning at this time of year. I would reduce some of the upper foliage to expose the lower branches to sunlight. That is also the reason to open up the top by wiring some branches and spreading the foliage out. You will note that in the picture below a lot of the developing pines have needles removed and branches clear to strengthen lower foliage before trunks are reduced.Thank you Frank.
I appreciate all your information. I will start by making a plan, timeline and vision of how I would like the tree to look. Is it safe to do a little clean up/pruning this time of year?
Yes, very difficult!@Adair M is the best for white pine.
I agree. Quite leggy but that not going to be easily solved. This is a difficult piece of material
I concur. I don't see how that is going to reduce for an upright style within a single lifetime without potentially killing the tree.Yes, very difficult!
The first thing I’d do is try to figure out where the front is, and what style it’s best suited for. I don’t think the side we see is it’s best side. I’m actually thinking a semi cascade might work!
Any upright style is going to take major bending. Using jacks and rebar. That trunk has a lot of straight sections, and, well, they’re not that pleasing to the eye. With some bends, maybe better.
Play around with different view points and different planting angles. I have seen some trees be radically improved by changing their orientation from upright to cascade, and I’ve also seen some changed from cascades to uprights!
Unless this is someplace like Big Bear, this tree is likely to die in your hands, just because the "SoCal climate" does not provide enough bud chilling hours every winter.I’m in SoCal.