What is this TRUNK CHOP ? (Acer)

Kazoo

Did a search with meager results for my purpose. Which is......to find out what it is.

I assume it is chopping the trunk. (Quick, huh?)

But..... now that my first AIR LAYER is looking like it wants to thrive, I have the pore ole ...mother tree.... looking like a good candidate for kindling or mulch.

It has such a nice taper and twist that I am ashamed I had to air layer the top off from having REALLY messed up the lower branches.

So...now I have a living stick with some really messed up branches on it.

Thus my question. Can I just CHOP this thing down to where I think it might make a new branch or two? Just whack off the trunk?

Angle it? What time of year? Hormone?

Any advice appreciated.

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cbobgo

you need to do some more reading on the basics, I believe. You may want to start at www.evergreengardenworks.com. Go to the articles page, and read the one on growing trunks for bonsai. It will tell you all about trunk chopping.

- bob

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Kazoo

Thanks, cbobgo. Valuable reference link. Saving to favorites. Have to re read it from time to time. But it seems a trunk can be chopped BELOW the lowest branch.

I think I'll put Mr. Stick into a large container to let it send lots of roots while it still can this year. Then NEXT year..... Hello Mr. LOPPER.