Juniper ?

Yandrosxx

I have two Itoigawa junipers. I purchased them fairly cheap because they were in an extreme state of neglect. They are consequently full of juvenile growth and runt growth. There is very little truly mature growth (some, just not much).

I left them alone for a year. I've fed them well and water them well. They are now sending out a lot of growth, but nearly all of it is still juvenile. They are presently in a greenhouse.

I've read to cut out all juvenile growth. If I do that I am going to have next to know growth on the trees. Obviously that's not an option.

So, Should I bother pinching all the tips of the new juvenile growth, or just let it keep growing until the growth habit changes back to mature growth?

They are growing very aggressively right now.

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Vonsgardens

leave them alone. Stress induces juvenile growth, pinching induces stress. let em be and grow out of it. John

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Yandrosxx

They are awfully leggy though. That's why I'm tempted to pinch the growth.To keep them from extending any further. But I suppose I can leave them alone.

Asus101

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Cathie

If you're growing them inside, they may be leggy reaching for more sunlight, and in any case should be outdoors.

anttal63

so much more can be said with a photo.

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treebeard55

If they were mine,and the new growth were 10-12 inches long -- or longer -- I would pinch the very tips, to encourage branching for later. Nothing else, except to baby the heck out of them.

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Yandrosxx

Here's some pictures of the two junipers and their foliage woes. One of the pics shows the new juvenile shoots pretty well. This is what I picnh and I just pinched all their tips. It's only the second time I've done.

They are currently in my sunroom because we recently had sub zero temperatures outside. They've spent several months outside dormant this season. I've only recently brought them in because the temperatures got pretty extreme and due to their condition, I'd rather not risk it.

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newt1

They have great potential. I have never grown any itigawa but from the ones I have seen they do not look like this, of course I have likely never seen the juvinile foliage of this variety either. The new growth looks healthy but the trees overall look to be stressed (maybe just not cleaned up?). Anyway with trunks like that do not rush anything, make sure they are healthy before anything major!


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