fviljoen963
Mame
Hi everybody
I bought this maple a week ago, its got about 25/30L of soil, fine particles and water retentive but neither clay nor true sand
Its a normal green JMaple by the looks and its the biggest Ive ever seen in a nursery, about 3cm wide above soil level
I love the spreading roots and curve of the trunk
I tried to make a virtual with a rough idea of branches
Im first going to layer the two bigger branches off, the trunk chop below the fork in the trunk
I plan to leave the roots as is until the later parts of the trunk are being grown to ensure maximum growth
Maybe wash out the top third of soil in the bag and replace with fine compost? To promote finer roots while all the rest is going on up above?
If it doesnt happen I can allways ringbark the big spreading roots using the leader being grown to power the root formation?
Maybe mix it 50/50 fine compost and coarse riversand
Have I missed anything in this longterm plan/ anyone have extra advice or better suggestions as to styling/ chopping height etc?
I would just forge ahead and rather post a "This is what I had and this is what I did" thread but I wanted to make sure as Im new to J-maples- this is one of five, all my first, all aquired in the last two months
Looking forward to your replies
I bought this maple a week ago, its got about 25/30L of soil, fine particles and water retentive but neither clay nor true sand
Its a normal green JMaple by the looks and its the biggest Ive ever seen in a nursery, about 3cm wide above soil level
I love the spreading roots and curve of the trunk
I tried to make a virtual with a rough idea of branches
Im first going to layer the two bigger branches off, the trunk chop below the fork in the trunk
I plan to leave the roots as is until the later parts of the trunk are being grown to ensure maximum growth
Maybe wash out the top third of soil in the bag and replace with fine compost? To promote finer roots while all the rest is going on up above?
If it doesnt happen I can allways ringbark the big spreading roots using the leader being grown to power the root formation?
Maybe mix it 50/50 fine compost and coarse riversand
Have I missed anything in this longterm plan/ anyone have extra advice or better suggestions as to styling/ chopping height etc?
I would just forge ahead and rather post a "This is what I had and this is what I did" thread but I wanted to make sure as Im new to J-maples- this is one of five, all my first, all aquired in the last two months
Looking forward to your replies