Aiki_Joker
Shohin
Splitting Beech buds before break for compaction and leaf reduction?
Anyone heard of this? I heard it on one of Bjorn's recent podcasts. He said it is common in Japan. From what I understood, this involves cutting the bud in half bilaterally just before it breaks. This practice was presented as much less severe than later season defoliation (extremely high risk)...
Apologies admin, please decide on the placement of the above thread. I believe this may be an advanced technique.
