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New Spring Flush Occuring
Is the standard to pinch
the 1ā length of new flush back to 2/3ā length?
Is the standard to pinch
the 1ā length of new flush back to 2/3ā length?
Best Time to Pinch Dwarf Alberta Spruce new flush to encourage backbudding and ramification Please
Clifton Studyway
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Much appreciated, Clifton!
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
I clip all of my spruces at the same time, when extension has stopped and when there's green buds at the intersection of some needles on the new shoot.
Should lead to a second flush and lots of buds.
But letting it grow wild every now and then and cutting back harder works too.
Should lead to a second flush and lots of buds.
But letting it grow wild every now and then and cutting back harder works too.
Clifton Studyway
Seed
I hope the video helped you out
Stormwater
Shohin
I clip mine spring when buds form, and late summer early fall (i get 2-3 flushes a year). I remove second and third year needles at this time as well, as needed. If I have time I remove buds I donāt want. But it buds like crazy so I sometime give up and clip later. Iām in ramification stage with this one.
MaciekA
Shohin
I think this thread is kinda demonstrating one of the flaws of a forum where if you ask "when do I pinch spruce" free of any other context and get an answer of "when the buds look like such-and-such / ${insert specific week/month here}", then you've been done a great disservice instead of been helped out if the people who've answered your question didn't ask for more photos, more information, etc.
The spruce in this post looks like it's in the very very early stages, where pinching is still a long, long way off.
I gotta ask:
- The tree looks like it hasn't even had primary branch wiring. Is this correct? If so -- answers of "pinch when the buds look like this" are really leading you astray
- There's no photo or information that tells us whether this DAS has made the full transition out of nursery/field soil and into bonsai soil, but given that it doesn't look wired either, I fear it's also still in its nursery soil or only part of the way into that transition. Is this correct? If so, again, answers that answer your post without calling into question the entire context of this work are doing you the complete opposite of a solid.
Are you absolutely certain you want to pinch and that this tree is ready for it? It doesn't look remotely close to that to my eyes. Many a DAS get thrown into years-long "development quicksand" because growers mistake a deep-into-development step or later refinement step for a first-order-of-business step. Not trying to throw a wet towel on your excitement but, like, I've got a DAS that I'm only starting to think about pinching several years after transitioning it to aggregate soil and after initial wiring. Only now am I getting growth that might pop out of the silhouette on my pads. I can't see any pads in your picture, or any evidence of styling at all.
The spruce in this post looks like it's in the very very early stages, where pinching is still a long, long way off.
I gotta ask:
- The tree looks like it hasn't even had primary branch wiring. Is this correct? If so -- answers of "pinch when the buds look like this" are really leading you astray
- There's no photo or information that tells us whether this DAS has made the full transition out of nursery/field soil and into bonsai soil, but given that it doesn't look wired either, I fear it's also still in its nursery soil or only part of the way into that transition. Is this correct? If so, again, answers that answer your post without calling into question the entire context of this work are doing you the complete opposite of a solid.
Are you absolutely certain you want to pinch and that this tree is ready for it? It doesn't look remotely close to that to my eyes. Many a DAS get thrown into years-long "development quicksand" because growers mistake a deep-into-development step or later refinement step for a first-order-of-business step. Not trying to throw a wet towel on your excitement but, like, I've got a DAS that I'm only starting to think about pinching several years after transitioning it to aggregate soil and after initial wiring. Only now am I getting growth that might pop out of the silhouette on my pads. I can't see any pads in your picture, or any evidence of styling at all.
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