Out of 30 or so, I thought this plant had some potential. In the spring I plan to airlayer the tall skinny portion for a bunjin, and I can see the base being a possible sumo.
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I bought one last spring and it turned out to be one of the best additions to my collection! I think I paid about $5 for it at a box store. Here are some pictures of mine. Ill be doing a trim this winter so I'll try to post more pics then.View attachment 164693 View attachment 164694 View attachment 164694 View attachment 164695 View attachment 164696
I was looking for a species native to Colorado, and the Western Sand Cherry, with small leaves and thick trunk, jumped out at me at the nursery. I'm seeing them around a lot as landscape ornamental, now that I am familiar with them. At a church across the street, they have many Creeping Sand Cherries, also known as Pawnee Buttes Sand Cherry. Next time I go to Pawnee Buttes National Grasslands in north-east Colorado I will have to look for them.
Yours looks very nice. I wonder if you will get blossoms this next spring.
They have nice autumn colors. Mine was bright orange and red a week ago.
it sits though, the branching is a bit wonky and before I grow it out I’d like to simplify the branch structure
Makes sense. But I went about it a bit different. Here’s what I did. I didn’t want to leave both thick trunk leaders. I wanted to start the healing process on that cut now rather than use both leaders for growth. I cut the trunk at the red line. I left all of the buds and growth down low and most of what’s at the op of the trunk I did leave. I’m hoping I get a bud to pop along the blue section. If I don’t I will chop heavier above the blue section. I also cut a few of the larger roots that were circling the nursery pot. I chopsticked some good substrate in and around the football for aeration. I’ll basically let things grow unimpeded for the year. Hoping it pushes through the year. I’ll address the rootball more next year.You could probably go hard, but all you have to do is prevent that mess down low. So I would just remove what is becoming that mess in your keeper section and let the top grow.
Sorce
as you’ve seen with past work of mine Sorce. I can be a bit heavy handed