Juniper in Progress

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Re: Juniper in Progress

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melbrackstone wrote:Looking good Patrick. Have you worked out why the apex kept dying on you?
Thanks, I didn't really know what causes it. When I first bought it was already weak. I thought it will recover in spring which it did. Here comes hot dry summer, it turned brown and some died. I thought oh well, i'll wait autumn. It grown well but still it was leggy and weak. 2 years been like that.

Finally I decided to remove it and slowly bend a back branch to become a new apex. That finally solved my issue.
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Re: Juniper in Progress

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They're infuriating at times, aren't they? Thanks for your reply, I hope that you've fixed the problem!
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Beautiful tree mate! Keep the updates coming! :tu:
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I really like being able to see the structure of the branching and not just the trunk. Tree looks great!
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Re: Juniper in Progress

Post by Max »

whens the best season to bend?
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Re: Juniper in Progress

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no idea wrote:whens the best season to bend?
I don't usually take note when I do it as long they are safer to bend, hopefully that makes sense. :)
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