Knob cutting tool alternatives?

[CNoe]

I have a small 2 year old juniper pro nana and it has little knobs running up most of the trunk. I'd use knob cutters but I'm having a hard time finding them in my area and I feel the knobs are too small for knob cutters. Are there any alternative tools or techniques I can use to remove these knobs in the same way a knob cutter would (the concave cut knob cutters leave).

Thanks
P.S. I proofread this and apologize for the excessive use of the words knob and cut in multiple tenses.

 

[Poink88]

Closest I can think of that will work for this size is a cuticle remover (nipper). Just don't use the good one your spouse uses (if you are married, or don't get caught LOL)

Back to the tree, I won't remove those though.

 

[GrimLore]

For the tiny stuff we use a very small knob cutter from Sears we found in the electrical department. Pretty certain there are many brands available at a reasonable cost

 

[ABCarve]

how about an xacto knife? For something that small I don't think a concave cut would make a difference in healing.

 

[ABCarve]

If you must have a concave cut.....how about a small carving gouge?

 

[Paradox]

I can't get bonsai tools locally either. Try looking on Amazon.com. I got my tool set thrrough Amazon and they were inexpensive and decent tools.

 

[Dav4]

Back to the tree, I won't remove those though.

This. It's only two years old...removing anything from this little tree will likely be counter productive.

 

[CNoe]

Thanks for the responses everyone and could you explain why it would be counter productive? I just wanna know cuz with it being so young I'm now wondering how much I should actually do to it

 

[Dav4]

Thanks for the responses everyone and could you explain why it would be counter productive? I just wanna know cuz with it being so young I'm now wondering how much I should actually do to it

Any type of pruning, cutting, or trimmimg of any part of the tree will temporarily slow it down, and, generally speaking, you want these young trees to grow wild to develop trunk mass, among other things, that give the impression of an older tree. Fwiw, with junipers, the gnarlier the trunk, the better, which is another reason to leave them.

 

[CNoe]

Any type of pruning, cutting, or trimmimg of any part of the tree will temporarily slow it down, and, generally speaking, you want these young trees to grow wild to develop trunk mass, among other things, that give the impression of an older tree. Fwiw, with junipers, the gnarlier the trunk, the better, which is another reason to leave them.

Now would you advise against repotting it this fall? (not it being that time of the year cuz I'm set on repotting during dormancy but being that it's young) I believe it's been in the same pot since she was a seed if that helps in your answer.

Thanks again

 

[jkd2572]

I have bought 80 % of my tools on eBay.

 

[Dav4]

Now would you advise against repotting it this fall? (not it being that time of the year cuz I'm set on repotting during dormancy but being that it's young) I believe it's been in the same pot since she was a seed if that helps in your answer.

Thanks again

Probably...but the answer really depends on whether it needs to be repotted and where you and your tree reside (it would help if you filled in your location in your user cp).

 

[CNoe]

I live in central PA, zone 6 I believe and I will put that in my profile

 

[Dav4]

I live in central PA, zone 6 I believe and I will put that in my profile

My suggestion would be to wait until next year. Probably the best time for repotting junipers in your location is mid spring.