? Wiring and bark on JWP

[BuckeyeOne]

@Japonicus Just a word of advice. Instead of using up the expensive copper for guy wires, try this.

OOK 534806 Solid utility wire, 1 pack, Silver - Electrical Wires - Amazon.com

OOK 534806 Solid utility wire, 1 pack, Silver - Electrical Wires - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

It is small enough as not to be intrusive, but very strong for tough bends.

 

[Japonicus]

@Japonicus Just a word of advice. Instead of using up the expensive copper for guy wires, try this.

OOK 534806 Solid utility wire, 1 pack, Silver - Electrical Wires - Amazon.com

OOK 534806 Solid utility wire, 1 pack, Silver - Electrical Wires - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

It is small enough as not to be intrusive, but very strong for tough bends.

Thanks for the link. I have it. Got some at Lowes a month ago.
Used it on a juniper and is now pretty crusty white which stands out like a sore thumb.

 

[Japonicus]

@BuckeyeOne this is the 18 gauge I got on a shimpaku I'm working on.
It's ok, and my projects are far from show trees. I'm sure I'll use it again but on other trees.

 

[BuckeyeOne]

@Japonicus I've never had mine turn as white! Maybe a soft brass brush every once in a while to knock off the corrosion might help.

 

[Japonicus]

I’m assuming you want to lower all the branches?
The branches themselves can all be wired. They badly need it. Once they’re wired out, then then you can lower them using guy wires.

Post #20 is a before after pic. I hope I am on the right track for the next wiring whenever that may be.
Next Spring I am reluctant to, not pinch candles, back to 25% as I had always done given the bud and pollen cone lengths this year.
Changing a game plan to cut back shoots rather than pinching candles and the super long bare necks
with the extended pollen cone length on the shoots, worries me it might happen again this Spring.
It won't be repotted, and I won't feed anything, but neither are strangers to my past care.
Not pinching candles was the only change up I had never done before, so just reiterating that I'm gun shy there.

 

[Adair M]

Post #20 is a before after pic. I hope I am on the right track for the next wiring whenever that may be.
Next Spring I am reluctant to, not pinch candles, back to 25% as I had always done given the bud and pollen cone lengths this year.
Changing a game plan to cut back shoots rather than pinching candles and the super long bare necks
with the extended pollen cone length on the shoots, worries me it might happen again this Spring.
It won't be repotted, and I won't feed anything, but neither are strangers to my past care.
Not pinching candles was the only change up I had never done before, so just reiterating that I'm gun shy there.

Don’t fertilize in the spring. Be careful not to overwater. Full sun. Break back candles that are significantly longer than the others.

Mid summer, begin fertilizing. Remove old needles in early fall when hey start to yellow.

Stainless steel wire won’t oxidize. You must have gotten galvanized. It will turn white.

 

[Adair M]

This area that I’ve circled in red



Has small wire. That cannot possibly move those branches. Why even bother to wire it? It’s just a waste of wire! If you really want to move those branches, it would require wire 2 or 3 times as thick.

And that’s just one example. Yeah, I get that you want to create sturdy anchors, and in principle, that’s right. But, on the other hand, wiring a thick branch with a too thin wire is neither helpful or economically sound. It’s a waste of wire.

 

[Japonicus]

This area that I’ve circled in red

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Has small wire. That cannot possibly move those branches. Why even bother to wire it? It’s just a waste of wire! If you really want to move those branches, it would require wire 2 or 3 times as thick.

And that’s just one example. Yeah, I get that you want to create sturdy anchors, and in principle, that’s right. But, on the other hand, wiring a thick branch with a too thin wire is neither helpful or economically sound. It’s a waste of wire.

Actually I had no intentions of moving the shoulder on that branch. Just fill negative space.
The 2 branches that #12 wire is on I can move anywhere they can reach and rotate a full circle if needed.
Now the branch there on the right is lousy. I felt I made good use of my time on the tree.