Vonsgardens

JBP respond well to pruning- particulalry just prior to or at the start of seasonal growth. As you can see by looking at this tree, you will need to start making the tree more compact- it is too much a shrub looking beast at this time. A nice thing about JBP is that branches can be very effectively shortened by pruning way back- past two or three branch whorls, as long as the branch still has needles on it. Prune back hard, seal with cut paste, and then select buds to keep in the late fall or even spring. repeat until you have a more compact and tightly budded tree.

Roots can be worked after the tree is brought down in scale. When we do this, such as when trees are dug in the spring, is to prune the tree hard, dig the tree and then clean off the field soil, pot them into a rapidly draining mix and then let them sit for a couple of years or so to recover.

In your case, bring the tree down by pruning then begin to work the roots.

John

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