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Do you not worry about building trunk leaders on this? Or is the girth just so large that it's impractical?
Do you not worry about building trunk leaders on this? Or is the girth just so large that it's impractical?
I was under the impression that pruning before your desired diameter is achieved will drastically slow down their growth.
Thanks Neli. I agree.In your case I believe you can use selective sacrifice branches, to create taper, and girth...
which is not always suitable for all species, since a high sacrifice branch can suppress lower growth to a very large degree. So a useful way to avoid that is to wire the sacrifice branch downwards.
Common sense used to promote and retard growth in selective way using different techniques can be utilized to achieve desired results. Not all of this methods are easy or suitable for novices hough.
I believe there are many different ways to skin a rabbit.
I understand and know what you are saying...I am just not sure why you said it here. Are you saying these branches don't have character and/or interest?Wiring the branches themselves (different from guy-wires) will impart a sense of age; adding character and interest to those branches. Most evergreen material allows us to work quickly, hide shortcuts and flaws by building a nice canopy and shaping the profile. But, after a while those branches are going thicken up and become visible, integral parts of the bonsai. Adding interest now is a good investment in the tree for later.
I said it here because the last 10 posts have been about developing branches, and wiring movement now helps add character for later. As yet, your example shows relatively little character, but they are young shoots, and this is the time to intervene.I understand and know what you are saying...I am just not sure why you said it here. Are you saying these branches don't have character and/or interest?
I posted several times that I will wire this eventually. If you missed it, this tree was purchased, chopped and repotted LESS THAN A YEAR AGO.I said it here because the last 10 posts have been about developing branches, and wiring movement now helps add character for later. As yet, your example shows relatively little character, but they are young shoots, and this is the time to intervene.
I posted several times that I will wire this eventually. If you missed it, this tree was purchased, chopped and repotted LESS THAN A YEAR AGO.
Somehow, I feel you expect too much from me. I am not that good. LOL
I said it here because the last 10 posts have been about developing branches, and wiring movement now helps add character for later. As yet, your example shows relatively little character, but they are young shoots, and this is the time to intervene.
I didn't miss anything, and I'm not talking about you at all. I'm talking about developing character in branches.
I like people who "walk the walk".It would be relevant if I was holding up that "before" photo of my pyracantha as an example of how to develop branches, as you did with the boxwood example.
Thanks.Dario, I wish you all the best...