Conifer Cleanup
Posted: January 22nd, 2022, 9:32 pm
Given it was 30+ degrees in Melbourne today and i didn't feel much like getting stuck into the gardneing, i decided that i would catch up on some bonsai work that's due (or past due). It basically ended up being a clean up of most of my conifers to varying degrees. So now i'll kick back with a scotch and soda and post the updates. I'll get onto the deciduous and big trees tomorrow
Ezo Spruce #1 was first up. No before photo but it was just getting quite over grown. Thinned it out and cut back the strong shoots with the future plan to get a bit more definition and sight lines through the tree. I need to properly restyle this one but one thing at a time
After photo
Ezo Spruce #2. I quite like the rough look of this one, but it doesn't have much future direction as the branches are all over the shop. I don't want to completely sterilise it, but it only made sense if i turned it into a twin trunk with the lowest flat branch
Before: After:
Hinoki Cypress. This has just been in a big nursery pot growing on, but time to cut it back a bit to let light back inside to inner foliage and start a new leader for better taper. Just an informal upright type thing going on.
Before: After i disturbed a visitor too, released safely outside of course
Finally a dwarf Ginkgo, just a cut back and removed a few big leaves
Before after
Ezo Spruce #1 was first up. No before photo but it was just getting quite over grown. Thinned it out and cut back the strong shoots with the future plan to get a bit more definition and sight lines through the tree. I need to properly restyle this one but one thing at a time
After photo
Ezo Spruce #2. I quite like the rough look of this one, but it doesn't have much future direction as the branches are all over the shop. I don't want to completely sterilise it, but it only made sense if i turned it into a twin trunk with the lowest flat branch
Before: After:
Hinoki Cypress. This has just been in a big nursery pot growing on, but time to cut it back a bit to let light back inside to inner foliage and start a new leader for better taper. Just an informal upright type thing going on.
Before: After i disturbed a visitor too, released safely outside of course
Finally a dwarf Ginkgo, just a cut back and removed a few big leaves
Before after