Need suggestions on yaupon

[Joe Dupre']

I picked up this large yaupon a couple of days ago. I just happened to know the owner of the nursery and explained that I wanted the biggest, nastiest material that he couldn't sell. I picked this one out right away. I asked him how much he wanted and he says " Well, it's been here for a while. I didn't use it on a landscaping job. Soooooo...........let's see............If you can pull it out you can have it." YES!

Nebari- 7" ..... trunk above nebari- 4+" I pruned away all the small base shoots and was left with 3 trunks ( branches??) The crude drawing is what I came up with for a working model. Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated.

 

[Colorado]

I would have left more sub trunks, but nice base! Can’t beat the price!

 

[Joe Dupre']

The sub trunks were either way too low or coming out of the trunk at almost the same location. My first impression was the same as yours, but it just didn’t work out that way.
Never worked much with this species. If I cut way back and leave no foliage, will it bud back enough to get to my vision?

 

[choppychoppy]

I would cut it back hard and prune and wire new shoots as they pop before they lignify.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

How is holly with backbudding?

 

[Joe Dupre']

I would cut it back hard and prune and wire new shoots as they pop before they lignify.


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That IS pretty hard. Probably needs it, though. So yaupons back bud enough not to need green on the branches??

 

[choppychoppy]

That IS pretty hard. Probably needs it, though. So yaupons back bud enough not to need green on the branches??

Yep, easily

 

[Zach Smith]

Cut it back hard now. Seal the chops. You'll have a bush by summer if you don't do anything between budding and then.

 

[Joe Dupre']

Done. And now we wait.