Gaijin
Sapling
I have been wanting a broom style tree, so I purchased this sharpe's pygmy JM recently. Overall I'm happy with what I got, but I'm looking for ideas for improvement.
Getting it out of the Brussels soil is first up. After that, I'm thinking of putting it in pond basket with boons mix, and a 'ebihara board' screwed to the base.
I have question with regard to branch structure. What are opinions with regard to the branching? Should I cut all branches back to 3 inches as has be recommend by MR @Adair M to MR @moke in regard to a previous thread on broom style? I have thought about this...and also think about layering the entire trunk off right above the graft. It is not bad graft, buy has a slight inverse taper. Is this reasonable thing to do? Is there a method to even out the inverse taper? Of course if I layer trunk I don't need to work about pond basket with ebihara board.
But I would appreciate opinions. Thank you
Getting it out of the Brussels soil is first up. After that, I'm thinking of putting it in pond basket with boons mix, and a 'ebihara board' screwed to the base.
I have question with regard to branch structure. What are opinions with regard to the branching? Should I cut all branches back to 3 inches as has be recommend by MR @Adair M to MR @moke in regard to a previous thread on broom style? I have thought about this...and also think about layering the entire trunk off right above the graft. It is not bad graft, buy has a slight inverse taper. Is this reasonable thing to do? Is there a method to even out the inverse taper? Of course if I layer trunk I don't need to work about pond basket with ebihara board.
But I would appreciate opinions. Thank you