Hack Yeah!
Omono
Aggressive pruning on this one today. Several large branches cut back on the canopy. I really need to get better about wiring the new growth.
Brazilian raintree
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Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
I cant tell from the pictures but did you leave a stub above where you cut each branch?
Hack Yeah!
Omono
I did not. I generally do with smaller branches but didn't with these larger ones. Hopefully it'll be ok.
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Yea.......you are very likely to see some die back down the trunk.
ALWAYS leave a stub when pruning BRT
Clicio
Masterpiece
Well...
They do die back.
A lot.
Let us know what's happened to those branches in the future? Now I became curious.
Hack Yeah!
Omono
Will do, I'm worried myself now but hopefully it'll be ok, I'm fairly certain I've taken a few like this and it was ok. The tree is in active growth so it shouldn't take long to see the results.
Hack Yeah!
Omono
For documentation, here are a few pics of past flush cuts and a couple from today. I'll try to follow up with these specific results.
Hack Yeah!
Omono
I can't identify any die back at this time. The tree is growing like crazy
Hack Yeah!
Omono
Luckily, still no significant die back. Certainly, moving the tree forward getting rid of the straight. Before and after a little haircut. The top left of the canopy needs wired down. I actually cut a little more after the after photo
Clicio
Masterpiece
May I give you a suggestion?
As BRTs branches thicken up very fast, I would shorten the first left branch to keep the inner foliage tight.
It will elongate in the future, for sure, so no worries here.
Hack Yeah!
Omono
For sure! All suggestions and criticism welcome, that's how I got this far! It's always funny to me how bad it looks in pics compared to in person.
How long do you wait until you cut the rest of stub?
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Until it turns orange/brown from the normal grey color. That means it's died back. About a year usually.
Hack Yeah!
Omono
Time to put the beast back in it's cage
