American boxwood.

[c54fun]

Couple of picture of a boxwood I have started.

 

[petegreg]

Very nice tree and trunk.

Won't the first opposite heavy branches make a bulge?

 

[JudyB]

Nice. I think if you can open the crown more it will be even better. Wonder if you can thread or approach graft boxwood?

 

[just.wing.it]

Nice trunk on that one!
I agree with petegreg about removing that right lower branch (or sub-trunk)...
I also agree with JudyB about opening up the top.
Very nice tree though...

 

[c54fun]

Yes that limb is FAT. I will let it get use to what I've done and then look closer at the other "trunk" Its fat enough I could practice with an upward pointing jin knowing it OK to completely remove the branch.
There was a big open space right in the middle. I have a lot of pressure now with what I've done. I'm also using that big limb as an anchor for pulling over the center of the tree.

 

[petegreg]

Yes that limb is FAT. I will let it get use to what I've done and then look closer at the other "trunk" Its fat enough I could practice with an upward pointing jin knowing it OK to completely remove the branch.
There was a big open space right in the middle. I have a lot of pressure now with what I've done. I'm also using that big limb as an anchor for pulling over the center of the tree.
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It was just a Q. Maybe it won't on the boxwood. We all learn everyday. Feel free and good with what you do with your 3s...and you are right, proceed slowly.

 

[Giga]

That's a nice one, open up the crown, chase back the foliage and this will be great in no time.

 

[c54fun]

Should make a nice little tree.

 

[c54fun]

Thank's for the advice on opening up the top. Looking forward to it growing in and shaping later. Sorry for the double post. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

 

[c54fun]

Starting to fill in.

 

[c54fun]

Couple of pictures
. Still growing good and filling out.

 

[c54fun]

I'm so bored with this tree. I dont really like it and not sure what to do with it until I saw a post from sorce (thanks) He posted a video that shows a great way of dealing with boxwoods. I watched the video and my tree is a good candidate for this method. I stripped it down and wired it up like the video shows. Time will tell if it works for me. Had fun working on the tree and like it a little more now that I have a plan for it.
Here is the video Sorce posted.

 

[c54fun]

Its growing faster than I thought it would.

 

[sorce]

Thanks to @ColinFraser for that video...

Penis...

I now have 11 New boxes...
7 1gl, dwarf English...
Four 3gl reggies.

Love em!

Sorce

 

[c54fun]

Looks like after you strip the leaves off they end up growing back pretty fast. lots of wiring and stripping leaves doing it this way. Maybe leaving the leaves on until re wiring will help the new formed branches set faster? Rather than keeping them stripped off. Or maybe keeping them stripped off pushes the growth out the ends like I want? First time doing it like in the video but it sure looks like it can work. I may keep a few branches stripped of leaves except for the top just to see how it grows compared to leaving all the new leaves in between wiring. No clue what I'm doing but its working.

 

[just.wing.it]

Back buds!
Nice!

 

[c54fun]

Growing like crazy. Going to wait as long as I can to re wire.

 

[sorce]

g. No clue what I'm doing but its working.

It's nice to have a "do this" that works.

I'm enjoying my box like aha!

This one is going to be great!

Nice!

Sorce

 

[c54fun]

More work done today. Will wire another day. Branch structure should be really cool on down the road.

 

[sorce]

Again?



Nice!

Sorce