raenstorming
Seedling
First off, I’m sorry these photos suck. I hope they’re okay enough to be useful.
There’s an interesting branch (top of the trunk’s curve) that I plan on making the apex; I have it wired upwards into an S-shape already. Besides that, I’m stumped with what to do with the upper half of the tree’s branches. I can’t envision the creation of pads with the branches I’ve got and would really appreciate some guidance.
I’m struggling to select which of the three cascading branches to keep. Probably not keeping the middle one. I initially preferred #3 but am leaning towards #1 now due to how stiff the branches have become. #2 and #3 come from below #1, so I’ll be left with an interesting upper scar if I choose to keep #1. #1 and #3 both bifurcate (hard to see for #1 in the pics). In the fall I plan to pull the selected branch around to the front; I don’t know how much movement I’ll be able to get in the branch though.
I’ve been very indecisive in the two years I’ve had it, and it has lost a lot of upper foliage to shading out. Given that the bulk of the foliage is concentrated on the cascading branches, how long should I space out the pruning steps when the time comes? I know I need to avoid removing too much at once and allow enough time in between removal steps for it to regain strength. One branch this year and another a year later? Partial branch this year then the rest next year?
There’s an interesting branch (top of the trunk’s curve) that I plan on making the apex; I have it wired upwards into an S-shape already. Besides that, I’m stumped with what to do with the upper half of the tree’s branches. I can’t envision the creation of pads with the branches I’ve got and would really appreciate some guidance.
I’m struggling to select which of the three cascading branches to keep. Probably not keeping the middle one. I initially preferred #3 but am leaning towards #1 now due to how stiff the branches have become. #2 and #3 come from below #1, so I’ll be left with an interesting upper scar if I choose to keep #1. #1 and #3 both bifurcate (hard to see for #1 in the pics). In the fall I plan to pull the selected branch around to the front; I don’t know how much movement I’ll be able to get in the branch though.
I’ve been very indecisive in the two years I’ve had it, and it has lost a lot of upper foliage to shading out. Given that the bulk of the foliage is concentrated on the cascading branches, how long should I space out the pruning steps when the time comes? I know I need to avoid removing too much at once and allow enough time in between removal steps for it to regain strength. One branch this year and another a year later? Partial branch this year then the rest next year?
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