silvertab
Sapling
Got an American larch in the discount bin at the nursery, right now it's more or less what I would call a whip... approx. 1" trunk thickness at the base, and about 4 feet in height... It has a nice amount of lower branches (and a decent amount of branch overall), but clearly it has seen better days (hence the discount bin).
I obviously would like to reduce the height of the tree by at least half, probably more... I was wondering when the right period to do that would be? Right now the tree basically falls over as soon as there's a tiny gust of wind so it's a bit annoying... It's also in pretty bad soil, in a 1 gallon nursery pot so I'd like to put it in a bigger pot and in good soil eventually (but I think right now is probably not the right time?)
Would appreciate any info on when I should trunk-chop it, and ideally, when I should put it in better soil (or any other useful info about american larches as it's my first one!)
Here's a picture of the whip. There might not be much I can end up doing with, but I got it for half price (~$9CAD) so *shrugs*
I obviously would like to reduce the height of the tree by at least half, probably more... I was wondering when the right period to do that would be? Right now the tree basically falls over as soon as there's a tiny gust of wind so it's a bit annoying... It's also in pretty bad soil, in a 1 gallon nursery pot so I'd like to put it in a bigger pot and in good soil eventually (but I think right now is probably not the right time?)
Would appreciate any info on when I should trunk-chop it, and ideally, when I should put it in better soil (or any other useful info about american larches as it's my first one!)
Here's a picture of the whip. There might not be much I can end up doing with, but I got it for half price (~$9CAD) so *shrugs*