Is this desirable?

[BrightsideB]

I bought this Juniper chinensis today because I liked the form and saw a literati in it and wanted to try styling one. I am curious if anyone reading this could inform me what to expect out of this healing wound it has. Ot looks like it was cut with a knife. I have no clue. I could do with or without this branch. Just curious if anyone knows what it would create in the future or if it'd be better just to remove it. Thankss!

 

[ysrgrathe]

I'm guessing mechanical damage. It won't hurt the tree -- we do this intentionally all the time when we create shari! If you let the branch grow freely it will close up in a year or two.

 

[BrightsideB]

I'm guessing mechanical damage. It won't hurt the tree -- we do this intentionally all the time when we create shari! If you let the branch grow freely it will close up in a year or two.

Thank you. I hope to get into shari. It's very beautiful.

 

[parhamr]

One more vote for mechanical damage.

A fungal or bacterial cause would look nasty