Darth Masiah
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looking good. you got a decent number of primary branches growing around the chop. get ready for a lot of pruning later on if you want a dense broom.
Zelkova Broom attempt
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Based on what I’ve gathered, I’ll remove unnecessary branches this fall, after leaf drop. This includes some pruning of the primary branches, and lightly tying them up.
I didn’t repot this year, knowing I was going to do the chop, so a repotting is in order next spring - likely into a wood box.
I didn’t repot this year, knowing I was going to do the chop, so a repotting is in order next spring - likely into a wood box.
Update - I repotted in 2024, with no trimming at the time. It grew wild throughout the year. So, unfortunately , it got way out of control. It’s basically done ever being a reasonable broom.
But, I was curious to see how the chop continues to recover. So, I repotted in March 2025 and drastically trimmed the branches. The tree did not like that approach. I thought it was dead until last week when I saw a scale on it.
This week it looks like it will finally bud out.
I’m happy with what I’ve learned-with the prime point, be on it big time during the growth period, and do branch work in the Fall vs Spring.
The swelling at the chop seems like it was controlled with the wrap, the branch growth/callous has gone inward nicely.
While I will try another broom on a few other seedlings, I may experiment and chop this one again next year, just below the branch swelling - honestly, nothing to lose at this point.
But, I was curious to see how the chop continues to recover. So, I repotted in March 2025 and drastically trimmed the branches. The tree did not like that approach. I thought it was dead until last week when I saw a scale on it.
This week it looks like it will finally bud out.
I’m happy with what I’ve learned-with the prime point, be on it big time during the growth period, and do branch work in the Fall vs Spring.
The swelling at the chop seems like it was controlled with the wrap, the branch growth/callous has gone inward nicely.
While I will try another broom on a few other seedlings, I may experiment and chop this one again next year, just below the branch swelling - honestly, nothing to lose at this point.
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