At first I was also thinking about that, but I never saw pictures of big japanese quince clumps.I wonder if overtime it could be sliced into a few smaller, more desirable looking clump images, depending on the root formations.
Ah I see, it looks a little shrubby atm but its still very raw. looking at some online, even the good ones tend to retain that shrubby look so I guess its just the way the species grows generallyAt first I was also thinking about that, but I never saw pictures of big japanese quince clumps.
So I’m thinking of keeping it like this.
He also has 3 more identical clumps which we will also dig out; so a lot of material to work with
my friend said the flowers are pink, lets seeI think it will be beautiful in bloom, but also be a never-ending pruning project and the more you prune the more it will grow.
Mine too has so many straight sections.I'm working with a similar clump of old-fashioned garden quince. It has been in a l 15 gallon nursery pot since being dug and cut back two years ago. This spring I will separate it into some smaller more manageable clumps. Right now it doesn't look very promising with many straight stems and little branching.