AndyJ
Shohin
Hi folks,
General pine tree question - it's kind of the same question across JBP, JWP, JRP & Scots Pine.
Mine trees are all less than 5 years old and are all "growing on" - I've tried out a few techniques to learn what happens when they are applied, things like candle removal on JBP and summer cut back on Scots Pine.
When do you start reducing buds / shoots / candles to two on young trees? My trees have loads of shoots - should I be reducing everything to two right from the get-go? My logic is telling me not to do this as I need vigour and strong growth to grow a trunk and if I reduce everything to two, I'm not letting the tree grow am I?
Do you need different approaches to JBP, JWP, JRP & Scots Pine?
Thanks all
Andy
General pine tree question - it's kind of the same question across JBP, JWP, JRP & Scots Pine.
Mine trees are all less than 5 years old and are all "growing on" - I've tried out a few techniques to learn what happens when they are applied, things like candle removal on JBP and summer cut back on Scots Pine.
When do you start reducing buds / shoots / candles to two on young trees? My trees have loads of shoots - should I be reducing everything to two right from the get-go? My logic is telling me not to do this as I need vigour and strong growth to grow a trunk and if I reduce everything to two, I'm not letting the tree grow am I?
Do you need different approaches to JBP, JWP, JRP & Scots Pine?
Thanks all
Andy