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[Brian Van Fleet]

Fall update with some twigginess poking through.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Leafless, enjoying the twigginess before trimming back.

 

[badatusernames]

I have some very similar material as what's on the first page of this thread... glad you put your calendar and this information together!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Here we go…

 

[Ming dynasty]

This one took off like a rocket this spring.
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Time to get focused back on the trunk though...
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Hey Brian, in this example, did you cut back bc you was happy with trunk size at that time? The part where it says “time to focus back on trunk” I’m under the impression that leaving foliage on would allow the trunk to get thicker. Just want to understand your objective and clear up any misunderstanding I may have.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Hey Brian, in this example, did you cut back bc you was happy with trunk size at that time? The part where it says “time to focus back on trunk” I’m under the impression that leaving foliage on would allow the trunk to get thicker. Just want to understand your objective and clear up any misunderstanding I may have.

The work was to build the trunk a section at a time, adding movement and taper with each selective pruning. The trick is balancing growth with not leaving enormous pruning scars which are slow to heal, if they heal at all.

 

[R0b]

Impressive progress, however I have one question I see you keep many primary branches aren’t you afraid of inverse tape forming?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Impressive progress, however I have one question I see you keep many primary branches aren’t you afraid of inverse tape forming?

no

 

[Ming dynasty]

The work was to build the trunk a section at a time, adding movement and taper with each selective pruning. The trick is balancing growth with not leaving enormous pruning scars which are slow to heal, if they heal at all.

Make so much more sense, thank you for a clearing it up for me. Amazing work and tree you have!

 

[R0b]

no

So how do you manage this going forward?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

So how do you manage this going forward?

Using this image, show me where you see this becoming a problem.

 

[R0b]

Using this image, show me where you see this becoming a problem.

The bottom red circle in the inside of the curve in the trunk there seems to be more than one branch together and in general the branch placement in the inside of the curve.

Top circle in yellow there seem to be multiple branches close together and particularly in the red circle.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

The lower left branch forks into 3 close to the trunk, and over time will be reduced to 2, but it’s in no danger of causing reverse taper on the trunk:

Higher up, the tree still has quite a few small shoots coming off the trunk, which will be reduced over time. This one is on the big side for the height, and there are several to replace it before it’s a problem.

In general, at this stage the branches aren’t thickening fast enough to cause problems.

 

["get a job Spicoli"]

In 2015 I dug it up and put it in an Anderson Flat:
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And let it grow basically wild for the next 2 years. It got to about 8' tall:
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And after a good haircut:
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It's back to 10" tall, and sporting a 4" base. Check back in another 2 years!

Please post an update later this year , those have always been my favorite flowering trees. That's awesome

 

[R0b]

The lower left branch forks into 3 close to the trunk, and over time will be reduced to 2, but it’s in no danger of causing reverse taper on the trunk:
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Higher up, the tree still has quite a few small shoots coming off the trunk, which will be reduced over time. This one is on the big side for the height, and there are several to replace it before it’s a problem.
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In general, at this stage the branches aren’t thickening fast enough to cause problems.

Thanks for explaining, still learning and untill recently I would prune too much early on in trees development.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

In full leaf.

 

[Nybonsai12]

Impressively tight foliage!

 

[0soyoung]

Impressively tight foliage!

But, is it too much?

 

[Nybonsai12]

But, is it too much?

 

[Emily33]

Impressively tight foliage!

Agreed!