I was wondering the same thing about the white coating on the leaves.What is the white stuff? It looks perfectly healthy, otherwise. Was it sprayed with something and this is residue from when it dried up?
The shoots on top also look like they went out of dormancy? Is winter over for you already there in Texas?
Nice colour. We had the warmest autumn on record, but even my Encore azaleas didn't bloom. And now it's gonna go become freezing soon, so winter is coming.
You gotta love azaleas blooming in November.
Right now a little bit of both, I wanted a little more size, so I may move it into a slightly bigger and deeper pot next year. for now, I want to get more ramification closer to the trunk to start cutting the longer branching back to. I just looked John's video from this post by @Cofga so I may be working on something similar on this one next year, but may apply it to the one encore I still need to work on this year that I haven't posted about yet.Are you trying to get more ramification? Or buds on the branches closer in to the trunk? Anyway, keeping the tree growing while you actually put the base of the branch in place is the first step.
Filling up, don't know if I should start trimming back the rest of the long branches and wire into place the new growth.
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Yes, I tried wiring some when I did the cutback last month and the branches are very brittle. So my idea was to cut back hard, then wore the new growth where I need it. If I have to wait till next year, then no worries. I will work with what I have now. I even thought about cutting the lower already wored branches, to bring the foliage tigther into the tree.
Here's a recent azalea 'flower tower' I wired up. I'm in the process of setting the structure. As soon as I see the wires starting to bite, I'll remove all the wires and then re-wire again and repeat the process until the branches are set. Once the branches are set, I'll cut back hard to initiate a flush. I would estimate 4-5yrs for this tower to fill in. I'll repot it once it completely fills in. In the meantime it'll stay in this nursery pot. I wouldn't worry about sealing the cuts you do on shoots, but anything larger than young shoots I would definitely seal.
This cultivar is 'Keisetsu'. It's about 3ft tall.
Will work on this.From what I can see, the key at this point is to prune to simplify the structure. Push back to green on the remaining growth wherever needed…. cut back the tips to two leaves to stop the growth on the rest of the tree.
How does it grow in the ground. It is painfully slow in the pot when compared with the Encore I have in the same situation. Thinking about moving it out of the pot and into the grow bed.Nuccios Wild Cherry tends to get leggy if one lets it. There’s one in our backyard I ground grew and rootwashed in April that is gonna need a couple years of careful pruning to push back the growth.
As always, azaleas grow faster in the ground... just like trees… give pn no rabbits, bugs and such.Will work on this.
How does it grow in the ground. It is painfully slow in the pot when compared with the Encore I have in the same situation. Thinking about moving it out of the pot and into the grow bed.