trunk chop Sunday
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trunk chop Sunday
Busy day yesterday, feel free to critique I put cut paste on all the scars... Right or wrong?
Twin trunk before
Twin Trunk after
Neglected ficus before
Neglected ficus after
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Twin trunk before
Twin Trunk after
Neglected ficus before
Neglected ficus after
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Re: trunk chop Sunday
Nice chopping-there are plenty of arguments for and against cut paste-in the end it's an individual decision.
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Re: trunk chop Sunday
So I thought I would update on the progress.
Twin trunk as of this morning
Neglected ficus as of this morning
This is a photo of a little ficus that I did not take a pic of before I lopped the top off
Can some positively ID these. I am not 100% sure what they are
Twin trunk as of this morning
Neglected ficus as of this morning
This is a photo of a little ficus that I did not take a pic of before I lopped the top off
Can some positively ID these. I am not 100% sure what they are
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Re: trunk chop Sunday
Can anyone advise me how to select and fatten the new leader. These figs have gone crazy in the last week, and I haven't had much success with selecting the right branch and scar healing.
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Re: trunk chop Sunday
Just pick which one you want to be the new top of the tree, and let it grow. Growth is what thickens the leader. If you refer to the Dynamic Figs thread, that will speed everything upRaymond wrote:Can anyone advise me how to select and fatten the new leader. These figs have gone crazy in the last week, and I haven't had much success with selecting the right branch and scar healing.
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Re: trunk chop Sunday
What is was really asking is do I now let the selected leader just grow wildly, or do I need to cut it back to 2 or 3 leaves?
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Re: trunk chop Sunday
Let the leader grow put some movement into it feed feed feed. I usually leave any branches around the chop scar for a while to accelerate healing.
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Re: trunk chop Sunday
UPDATE: 2 years on this is what they look like now...
TWIN TRUNK
Stumpy
I will post the updated photos of the others soon...
TWIN TRUNK
Stumpy
I will post the updated photos of the others soon...
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Re: trunk chop Sunday
Good stuff Raymond.
These chops look like they have improved all tree's that you worked on.
Well done.
These chops look like they have improved all tree's that you worked on.
Well done.
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Re: trunk chop Sunday
Great progression Raymond - thanks for updating your post... Things are coming along huh?Raymond wrote:UPDATE: 2 years on this is what they look like now...
TWIN TRUNK
I really like the "twin trunk". Nice taper & movement in the trunk. Just looking at the photos I reckon the 3rd one you put up in your last post (above) would make a killer front... Might be a different story in real life, in any case I like this one a lot!
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Re: trunk chop Sunday
I also like this front, but i will make my final decision once i finish the carving on the other side. The carving is not finished, it was mt first attempt and i didn't want to take too much off first time around.Ryceman3 wrote:Great progression Raymond - thanks for updating your post... Things are coming along huh?Raymond wrote:UPDATE: 2 years on this is what they look like now...
TWIN TRUNK
I really like the "twin trunk". Nice taper & movement in the trunk. Just looking at the photos I reckon the 3rd one you put up in your last post (above) would make a killer front... Might be a different story in real life, in any case I like this one a lot!
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Re: trunk chop Sunday
the twin trunk 3 years after the original chop...
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