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4-Oct-2002
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bonsaiTALK Neophyte
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Cork Oak: Trunk Chop?
I am eyeing a nice 5 gallon cork oak on sale at a local nursery.
I am wondering what the odds are of new buds if I trunk chop it, as is often done for zelkovas to create broom style. There are a few new branches almost as low as I'd like already in place. If necessary, I can save these and use them instead of chopping in a place below all existing branches. Any advice appreciated. Thanks. Steve |
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5-Oct-2002
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Mr. Kristopher
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I do not know much about oak, but if I were to say something, it is to leave a few branches just in case. Some trees brach out weel from trunk chopping, some do not. Some need a new leader or will need some leaves left in the first place. I would chop where the branches you can use are so it still has some, but definatly do not do this until spring... unless someone else with more experience can say otherwise.
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5-Oct-2002
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
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It has been my experiance with coark oak that they will bud back into hard wood very well. These oaks like heat so cut in late spring. In field growing cork oaks we will often remove all of a years growth (branches) leaving just the trunk line that we are trying to create and then allowing the material to rebud for the next years growth. This allows the materal to over grow smaller branch cuts and gives us better looking bark. In the case of a trunk chop you will find that in a pot or growing container this material will never heal the chop so plan on using another technique to inhance the trunk chop...hollow it out or create a stub or something else that looks natural.
I hope that this helps you. Glenn
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