1st Yew ! Taxus cuspidata Japanese Yew Emerald Spreader

[Japonicus]

Been almost a year since I bare rooted this.
Today I hard pruned a couple branches pencil sized (which results in a fair height reduction
and some knuckle issues addressed) then cleaned up underneath most others
and just went through trying to omit some natural flaws that would work against any promising design to follow.
Before

Front-ish side

the Back

After

Front-ish



Left side


the Back.
You're looking into the end of a jin not a space where a branch was removed, yet.
Wired the jin a little with #8 and the shoulder started separating when I bent it down.

The yew has some scale insect. Good that I got in there and messing around some.

 

[Japonicus]

2nd flush underway. Only been giving ProTekt a couple time a week with the 3rd heatwave just breaking.
Yesterday everything got Plant Tone ahead of todays and next weeks rains, then I'll be back to rotation feeding again.

 

[Japonicus]

1st flush. Needs wiring this year.

 

[Japonicus]

It doesn't seem like it's been 5 years since I bought this gem.
I certainly have lost track of time as it's been nearly 4 years since I bare rooted and potted down into this, then available pot.




Looks like I need to rotate the tree next potting. It's still percolating well.

 

[Japonicus]

Did a light clean up before buds open any more.
Should repot next Spring. Pretty good milage on this soil and bare rooting

 

[Japonicus]

Just realized it's been in this soil 5 years since bare rooting.
Can't wait to get it into a proper pot in the right position.

 

[palafr01]

Any Updates?

 

[Japonicus]

Any Updates?

The buds are just thinking about moving.
Rather dotted looking. Have not done any Winter
cleanup yet even.

Rained last night so trunk is darker
Healthy as ever. These are so very slow growers.
Soil is still percolating just fine after the bare rooting July 4 yrs ago. Time to be on the lookout
for a proper pot and remove that icky moss from the soil.

 

[palafr01]

Thanks for updating @Japonicus. Tree's looking good!

 

[Japonicus]

Thanks for updating @Japonicus. Tree's looking good!

No updates yet except it's still alive.
Check back in 2 or 3 weeks.

 

[Japonicus]

Picked this one up off the porch railing to do some soil and get a couple pictures
of the contrasty new foliage. Got combing through it and the interior was getting shaded
out by the prolific foliage. It's been raining which made the foliage cleanup much more
time consuming as the dead and yellowing needles/leaves were many and I mainly
used tweezers.
Did a few minor cutbacks, and pinched out most of the new buds in varying degrees
depending on position and vigour.
Still needs a little wire, nothing too heavy, but it's wet right now.
Also going to get a better suited pot with next Springs repot and repositioned.

Before


After


Back side


Front


Right side


Back side


Back side