UncleTrout
Sapling
hey everyone,
I picked up this crape Myrtle and would love some suggestions. I liked the nebari on it a lot and I like how it will flower, the bark is already peeling and looks rather nice.
I am currently thinking of trying to get it into a bonsai pot sooner rather than later so I can get my first tree in a proper pot. I am probably too late this season to do major pruning/root pruning so will wait till next season though.
I think it looks like it could be trimmed into an informal upright.. Or a multi trunk..
I am also curious on how to go about cleaning up nursery stock? I found a video of someone detailing how to do it on a juniper - trim off downward growth, clean up foliage in branch junctures, trim off excessively large branches that don’t fit in the design - is this kind of the same process for a deciduous tree?
I picked up this crape Myrtle and would love some suggestions. I liked the nebari on it a lot and I like how it will flower, the bark is already peeling and looks rather nice.
I am currently thinking of trying to get it into a bonsai pot sooner rather than later so I can get my first tree in a proper pot. I am probably too late this season to do major pruning/root pruning so will wait till next season though.
I think it looks like it could be trimmed into an informal upright.. Or a multi trunk..
I am also curious on how to go about cleaning up nursery stock? I found a video of someone detailing how to do it on a juniper - trim off downward growth, clean up foliage in branch junctures, trim off excessively large branches that don’t fit in the design - is this kind of the same process for a deciduous tree?