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11-Oct-2004
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Too Late to Trim?
I was wondering if now would be to late to trim my tree before it goes into dormancy for the winter. Its in the mid-low 70s (F) during the day with lots of sun, and around the low 50s at night. Probably wont get much warmer until spring.
If you remember I have a small Juniper, that ive had for about 2 months: http://djmansion.250free.com/bonsaitree.html Just wondering if there are any risks trimming it now or later. Its real messy, and kinda bothering me. I can probably wait until spring, but I didnt know if it was bad to do it now. Thanks |
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11-Oct-2004
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In your profile under USDA Growing Zone you put "Huh?"
That makes it extremely difficult to give you any advice. Not knowing your climate, I'd say wait until spring, you're not going to lose any growing time and the tree is much better enabled to cope with stress at that time of year. Will |
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11-Oct-2004
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12-Oct-2004
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Deflation,
Yes, knowing the climate is important when giving advice, timing and technique depends alot on the seasons. This is a world wide forum, some members are in the fall season now, while others are bordering on spring. Colder climates can not get away with some techniques that a warmer climate could and visa versa. Back to your Juniper, heavy pruning this time of year could cause some new growth which could die back in the winter. Junipers can actually be pruned anytime of the year. Most perfer spring but others like the fall or winter as there typically is not as much sap loss. After pruning (which I personally would do in the spring) be sure to keep the foliage finger trimmed to encourage padding and back growth. Will |
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12-Oct-2004
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OK, I guess I can wait till spring, its not a problem, and thats what I was thinking anyways. What do you mean by "foliage finger trimmed to encourage padding and back growth." I didnt quite get that. Thanks. Quote:
Yeah, thanks for reading it!  |
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12-Oct-2004
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He means nipping out any excessive new growth (unlikely to be excessive anyway) so that it keeps it's form. Junipers should bud back when cut hard.
I have very recently (2 weeks ago) massively pruned this Chinese Juniper and it now looks like this (front and top). Jerry Amsterdam
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13-Oct-2004
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I just heard that trimming at this time could be bad, as the tree is storing energy right now for the winter. Is this true?
http://landscaping.about.com/gi/dyn...book%2Fbb05.htm Last edited by Deflation : 13-Oct-2004 at 03:19 PM. |
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13-Oct-2004
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I think you are talking about the last paragraph on the second page of that site? Search says the words "winter" and "energy" are nowhere on that first page. I did get a popup from Spybot Search & Destroy that said it blocked the download of Avenue A spyware from the popup ad on that site, but that is nothing new.
Anyway, the quote on the second page, that I think, you mean: "If you can avoid it, do not prune heavily during the spring when the tree needs its stored energy to bud." Trimming deciduous trees in spring, before leaf break, is about the best time to prune heavily. The energy is stored as starch, down in the roots. Now, what was the question? Regards, Matt
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