Developing shohin from cut down stock

saurak

You don't need luck, you need a small miracle Kidding aside,that virt is wonderful.
Can't wait to see ur progress.Keep us posted okay?

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bonsaial1

Today I was able to take the leader and cut it back to continue with budding for the future. I already had a couple buds just starting to turn green about pin head sized near the base of that leader. Cutting it back like this will send it into overtime and it should be full of buds there fighting to see who gets to be the big cheese in the apex world!

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Vonsgardens

Al, I don't do much with elms, just a few collected ones. When (at what point in development) do you make your choices to limit growth to key buds. In Tridents, I can do it almost any month, but elms as a group have just been more finnicky. Any help?

John

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bonsaial1

Hi John, Well thats a tricky question. Elms for me are very easy because the tips are so directional. They will go just exactly where you point them with directional pruning. At this point with this small tree I will focus on getting some of the branches to lignify asap. Working on elms I find it easier to prune only once in spring and once in fall. This keeps the basic shape intact and affords me just small pinching the rest of the time.

On this small tree I will have to let the branches grow quite long to get any wood this year. This is why the wire has been left long on the one branch. Even though this will probably become the second branch, I will concentrate more on this branch due to the fact that this branch will help set the mood for the tree. By virtue of the branch seeming to be lower on the trunk on the left that may well be the first branch. The sasha eda will be the second branch though.

In this pic the apex has been pruned back and it has budded quite well. About another month and I should have the beginning of some wood at the bases of those first small branches.

Cheers, Al

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