Just need some ideas on what to do, it looks kinda twin trunk, i was thinking about going a small broom style, front looks kinda dud with all the growth near the trunk, began to pinch off shoots from the branches and trunk, what should i do guyz
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This is an idea i was thinkin, shorten it down to its major branches, prob would be about 10cm high or would an informal upright look better?
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Think that's a great idea mate! I'd clip it down low and then wire he new shoots as the canopy. I have often thought of getting one of these to try a shonin with it.
So are you going to chop it down?
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Regards, Mitchell.
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This is a Podocarpus I got this year & chopped up. It has been residing in this pot for 4months now & has just had a trim of new growth. Will be years before it becomes anything more if I keep it in this pot but i was bored & it was a new species for me....
I reckon you follow your inner eye & you will find the tree that is going to be best for you. Just remember no matter how much you want it to be a broom or upright or cacscade or whatever... the tree may have other ideas & make it toally clear thats what it is going to do no mater what you want
Matt
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rch003 wrote:Yeah fair enough mate, it kinda has a twin trunk/really thick main branch, kinda stuffed up, so i 95% will chop it back, and see what happens
Sounds good to me....
I cut this one back a little hard... its ok it will come back....
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42 Mice ~Imperfection
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." ~ Vernon Sanders Law
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth
"Bonsai becomes great when growers start trees they know they will never see in a pot"
Yeah this will be my first time cutting something back, usually i just get a tree and prune, but alot of people have said that cutting back yields good results on mis shapped trees.i'll need sealant before i chop though so it might be next spring when it happens
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