Zelkova nire

[defra]

Update time
This one took a break in the heat reccord breaking temps but i expect one more growth spurt to come temps going down alittle and rain has come!

I wired the shoot that will become the first branch up to trick the tree and let the apical dominance help to thicken that branch faster then others ( not sure this realy works but i am trying lol)

Also wired one shoot to the front of the tree to do a thread graft with next spring to get the missing back branch exactly were i need it.

 

[Fonz]

Nice. Didn't know you could trick a tree like that. Leaned something new again today

 

[defra]

Nice. Didn't know you could trick a tree like that. Leaned something new again today

I am not sure it does work that way but it seems to be the fastest growing shoot now tough

 

[AlainK]

Good idea for the back branch.

But I think that the first branch will be difficult to catch up with the girth of the second one. If you have cuttings (they develop fast when planted in the ground), maybe another approach graft with a thicker one?...

 

[dirk hoorelbeke]

The trick will work. Skip shortening the erected branch a few times and it will get big soon enough. In development phase a slightly bigger pot will speed things up. Hate the erected screw on the top of the fence...

 

[leatherback]

The trick will work

Yup. Normal way to get a specific brack to think it is important. Wire it up.

Hate the erected screw on the top of the fence...

You saw that one too right. Keep thinking.. Why would you leav that there!

 

[defra]

Yup. Normal way to get a specific brack to think it is important. Wire it up.


You saw that one too right. Keep thinking.. Why would you leav that there!

Thnx!
Larger pot for next year check.
The screw heuhhh yeah it got to go !

 

[defra]

Repotted this into something a little bigger in spring
Screw is gone too!
Guess it needs a small trim here and there.
I think in 3 more seasons the first branch will have caught up in size

This is how the tree looks like now
Beside repotting I didn't do anything else this year


Prety small leaves

 

[defra]

Update on this little one!
First branch is catching up realy well, some buds at the beginning of the branch also have popped so I'll wait just a little till they've grown out some to prune it back to get the movement and taper in there as well!
I've also cut out a disturbing thick branch in the top so now it's allowed to grow and fill in again then prune and repeat!

 

[defra]

this one got some love aswell today.
repotted into this pot with some extra space tree is allowed to do lots of growing now.

 

[defra]

on a side note, i did prune the roots and removed the crossing ones and spread them the right direction in the pot after i took the pictures.

 

[Davidlpf]

If the tree were mine, I'd prune back harder in order to obtain more movement and taper from the inside





Thanks for sharing the evolution.

Cheers.

 

[defra]

If the tree were mine, I'd prune back harder in order to obtain more movement and taper from the inside


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Thanks for sharing the evolution.

Cheers.

yeah thats my toughts as well but for now i keep it like this and prune back later

 

[defra]

never got to cut it back hard like suggested but its still alive !
repoted today into a smaller pot, roots look much better then last time and i trimmed back the branches a bit but i will have to keep an eye on the weather as it started to show live but its still februari
next repot i can plant it a bit higher to show more of the nebari but for now this is the final result.