When to do major cuts on zelkova?

[Gsquared]

I have a zelkova I collected last summer. Seems to be doing fine, so I was wanting to reduce the height. Is it better to cut now or in the spring?

Also there was a thread about doing the major cut on a zelkova and how to carve out the cut so it reduces swelling as the new shoots come out. I seem to remember something about drilling out the wood. I can’t seem to find it. Anyone know the name of that thread? Thanks!

 

[sorce]

If you are looking for a ring of growth, I'd do it after some good spring growth, early summer.

Cutting it now and leaving it without healing ability all winter can ruin a good consistent ring of buds.

It's going to have a different agenda in spring, so it probly won't concentrate energy to a good ring of buds.

Sorce

 

[leatherback]

Broom-style Zelkova

Hi All, I picked up a Zelkova for a long term project. I would like to develop this into something similar to Ebihara's and am hoping to get the opinions from those of you who have developed zelkova. It looks like the tree gives us a couple different options for styling. It could make a tall...

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[MrWunderful]

I cut in the height of summer for large chops (over 3/8”) but right about now, as leaves are dropping is when I clean up Branches for fall. I see visible callousing after a week but I have a pretty mild winter.

 

[Gsquared]

Thanks, full flush of early summer it is!