Linn01's 2020-2025 azalea entry

[Linn01]

Azalea Mollis 'anneke'

New entry. Not sure on how to proceed yet. Suggestions on styling are more than welcome.

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Interesting hybrid deciduous azalea! Love to have a couple, yet my better half feels there all too many azaleas (unless it’s blooming time. ).

There is an entire tread on deciduous azaleas that might help inform on cut backs etc. This-is the link.

Cheers
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[Linn01]

Tnx for the link DSD.
Would you be so kind as to enlighten me on how YOU would cut back this one? I would be very grateful.

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Not sure how these deciduous azaleas react to cut backs and timing as I do not work with deciduous presently, except to ground layer and trade these off. Their scent kicks off my asthma!

My first impression would be to cut to the very short branch above the lower fork on the upper fork. Shorter on the lower. Keep the lowest to build the trunk.

Then be sure to tailor new growth so the tree doesn’t return to the form it looks like now.

Good Luck
Cheers
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[Linn01]

tnx! Exactly what I was thinking, quite reassuring, many thanks