Pomegranate from cutting 1

[Estonio]

Hi there,

I have this pomegranate from cutting 2 years ago. It´s just a very straight not interesting one, but hopefully I can get some potential. Last year Feb 2020 I repotted here:






Now Feb 2021 I wonder what could ne next step:



I wonder if I could chop the trunk to see if it provokes the trunk to backbud growing branches in the lower part of the trunk and next year I could use any of those as a new apex...?



Another option could be to continue the apex using left branch and either cut straight when choping the trunk or leave a bit of deadwood:




I´m sure there might be some more options... Any suggestion?

Maybe also @bonhe has some ideas...

 

[TimberLakers]

Suppose it depends what you want to do with this material over the next few years.

Since the trunk is so straight and about 90% of your tree - you could chop to one of the lower left branches and wire up a new leader to build some taper for an upright. In this case, I'd chop off the thicker left branch.

The low chop utilizing the thich branch is also a fine idea.

 

[bonhe]

If I had this tree, I would plan to do it either
1- double trunk: i would make an air layer in A and cover the cutting surface with soil. Cut off the trunk in B and wire one small branch up for trunk line


2- cut the trunk liked you think, and use small branch as a future trunk.

If you do it right, you can have a nice tree in 5-6 years.
Good luck to you .
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[Estonio]

1- double trunk: i would make an air layer in A and cover the cutting surface with soil. Cut off the trunk in B and wire one small branch up for trunk line

Thank you, I will give it some thought, I did not think about option 1, but I might even go that way. Any suggestion for this second one?

Pomegranate from cutting 2

This is the second one I have from cutting. I have to say both of them are from a big pomegranate tree I have in my parent´s yard whih has already more than 40 years... one big long branch broke so I decided to do these cuttings.. This is the post of the first one After one year I repotted it...

www.bonsainut.com

Thanks!

 

[bonhe]

Thank you, I will give it some thought, I did not think about option 1, but I might even go that way. Any suggestion for this second one?

Pomegranate from cutting 2

This is the second one I have from cutting. I have to say both of them are from a big pomegranate tree I have in my parent´s yard whih has already more than 40 years... one big long branch broke so I decided to do these cuttings.. This is the post of the first one After one year I repotted it...

www.bonsainut.com

Thanks!

You are welcome. I just gave you a suggestion in other thread.
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