fredtruck
Omono
In the past, when I've posted about this tree, I always did it in threads that concerned a number of trees. Now I'm starting a thread on this tree alone.
I got this Mi Nishiki corker in 2002 from Brent as a 4 year old cutting. The tree is now 17 years old. In all that time, it has never presented any significant problem other than styling issues. The style I finally settled on, a root over rock, was also designed to follow the rules by breaking them; that is, I wanted to follow the rules and create an unconventional result.
The rules I'm talking about are the 1st branch, 2nd branch, back branch rules. My Mi Nishiki has only 3 branches. What makes the tree a little different is that the trunk is bent like an inverted capital "L," with all three branches on the horizontal part of the "L."
The needles are very short right now, just over an inch long. I'm not feeding the tree now, in an attempt to keep the needles short. They'll grow some, but I'm hoping to control that. I may have to cut back a bit on water. I'm not sure yet.
The corking has been very slow, but very steady. This tree doesn't produce huge wings like some cultivars do. Instead, it produces ridges, but the ridges are slowly expanding. I expect that in 5 to 10 years, the corking will be complete. This cork is not very fragile, at least yet. There was one small part I had to glue back on, but I've been very pleased so far at how rugged it is.
I got this Mi Nishiki corker in 2002 from Brent as a 4 year old cutting. The tree is now 17 years old. In all that time, it has never presented any significant problem other than styling issues. The style I finally settled on, a root over rock, was also designed to follow the rules by breaking them; that is, I wanted to follow the rules and create an unconventional result.
The rules I'm talking about are the 1st branch, 2nd branch, back branch rules. My Mi Nishiki has only 3 branches. What makes the tree a little different is that the trunk is bent like an inverted capital "L," with all three branches on the horizontal part of the "L."
The needles are very short right now, just over an inch long. I'm not feeding the tree now, in an attempt to keep the needles short. They'll grow some, but I'm hoping to control that. I may have to cut back a bit on water. I'm not sure yet.
The corking has been very slow, but very steady. This tree doesn't produce huge wings like some cultivars do. Instead, it produces ridges, but the ridges are slowly expanding. I expect that in 5 to 10 years, the corking will be complete. This cork is not very fragile, at least yet. There was one small part I had to glue back on, but I've been very pleased so far at how rugged it is.