mushashi

Hi,


I recently acquired an approximately 10 year old collected bald cypress it is about 14-15" tall has a really nice knee and about a 2.5 inch across trunk width and I think potential

It was sent to me almost bare root and it is now sitting in a rubber maid bin with water.

Anyway, what I am wondering aside from the nicest container to put this ancient looking guy,is since this is a deciduous conifer should I feed it with acid fertilizer like miracid or just regular bonsai fertilizer.

Also this guy has very little old branch development, alot of new stuff is coming out but very low on the trunk maybe 1-2" above soil line. What is the best way to encourage growth towards the top? I have some 1/2 way up but none towards the top

I removed most of the very low growing suckers down ayt the bottom today, hoping it would force growth further up the trunk. Hopefully, this will do something. At any event those branches would have been way too low.

Any suggestions on this and more would be helpful. Thanks.......

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