Bjorn Bjorholm Speaks Out On Hedge Pruning
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coltranem
Chumono
Hi @LanceMac10 would you say this was from hedge pruning or the defoliation.
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
I'll lean towards the defolation part.... @coltranem
coltranem
Chumono
Thanks @LanceMac10 ...that is what I saw but wanted to get your take. Looking to get some groupings like this.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I'm surprised you lean that way.
It's more complex for me.
I believe defoil doesn't cause backbudding, pruning does.
But I also believe that pruning generally causes the next 2 buds to move, like white people in a bank line.
Where Pruning, alongside complete defoliation, leaves the buds like ......
They don't need no run coordinator!
Sorce
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
Pruning? Cutting back to the first leaf-set or more what I did? Pretty much "blind cut" to an area adjacent to a possible bud-site.
Pretty hard to separate the two individual responses with the approach I used.
Link above gave a "better" back budding response by just defoliation. Certainly better than if I had pruned to the first leaf set and left the remaining leaves there.
Walter Pall
Masterpiece
Here a few Japanese Maples (Acer palmatum) that I have hedge pruned three weeks ago and where I did total defoliation. One can see that I have a big problem: way too many tiny shoots.It will be necessary to thin out the crown soon. Long internodes and other faults which they say the method causes I cannot see.
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
@Walter Pall what has your temperatures been like from the day of de-foliation 'till now?
Leaves like healthy, and plenty of them!!
Leaves like healthy, and plenty of them!!
Walter Pall
Masterpiece
Temperatures were coot to cold for the time of the year in the past three weeks. But it rained a lot.@Walter Pall what has your temperatures been like from the day of de-foliation 'till now?
Leaves like healthy, and plenty of them!!
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
It's been over 90 F for over a week here....bakes in the Sun more than I'd like but I have rental constrictions so the prime spots are off-limits....so get some droopy shoots...and random fat leaves..
Mikecheck123
Omono
He directly contradicted that earlier in this very thread:
"Many think that this really is the main reason for Walter because he has way too many trees and is lazy. Well, if pinching were superior I would spend all the time it takes for every single tree. So this i definitely not a main reason but a very welcome side effect."
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
Shade cloth is for wimps.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Sunshine from California.
Sorce
Sorce
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
I hope this doesn't get me blocked from the poster...But, a method they are teaching in JAPAN. Yes, the name many will be familiar with. He's always been very talented in his skills.
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