Dirty Nails
Shohin
I have 2 Shimpakus, 2 chinesis and 1 procumbens that are all youngish with trunks from 3/4" to
2". I want to develop some shari on them and have some questions that I am not clear on after research.
1. Are the live veins on junipers always able to be identified? I simply do not see them on untouched trunks.
2. If you develop shari slowly on trunks this size are you actually creating or redirecting live vein channels around the shari so it doen't really matter where they are now?
3. Will the slow development of shari actually make the trunks twist up over time?
4. I have read to make one complete turn around the trunk in a year. Doesn't this increase the odds of cutting a live vein and hurting the tree?
5. I had my first workshop ever this weekend with Rodney Clemens from Atlanta at the Nashville show. He could not have been more pleasant, kind and sharing it was a real treat. I already asked him so many questions I didn't want to be a pest so I didn't get into shari with him. He did mention that the live veins are often found on the bottom of branches because they avoid the sun. Is this a safe assumption to make?
6. Is it safer to make vertical shari rather than spiral to lessen the chance of cutting through a vein?
Sorry for so many questions but with so much knowledge here I know you all can supply some clarity. Thanks a million.
2". I want to develop some shari on them and have some questions that I am not clear on after research.
1. Are the live veins on junipers always able to be identified? I simply do not see them on untouched trunks.
2. If you develop shari slowly on trunks this size are you actually creating or redirecting live vein channels around the shari so it doen't really matter where they are now?
3. Will the slow development of shari actually make the trunks twist up over time?
4. I have read to make one complete turn around the trunk in a year. Doesn't this increase the odds of cutting a live vein and hurting the tree?
5. I had my first workshop ever this weekend with Rodney Clemens from Atlanta at the Nashville show. He could not have been more pleasant, kind and sharing it was a real treat. I already asked him so many questions I didn't want to be a pest so I didn't get into shari with him. He did mention that the live veins are often found on the bottom of branches because they avoid the sun. Is this a safe assumption to make?
6. Is it safer to make vertical shari rather than spiral to lessen the chance of cutting through a vein?
Sorry for so many questions but with so much knowledge here I know you all can supply some clarity. Thanks a million.