Cutting off trunk

[Nor Cal AC]

 

[Nor Cal AC]

Anyone out there have an idea when I should cut the rest of the trunk?

 

[Potawatomi13]

Cut off looks to be in good place. Change angle if possible so apex nearer to center of balance. Develop new surface roots after removal of bad ones and off to the races.

 

[Nor Cal AC]

Cut off looks to be in good place. Change angle if possible so apex nearer to center of balance. Develop new surface roots after removal of bad ones and off to the races.

I plan to make one more cut at the 90° angle in the trunk. To make it a formal upright. Dose this sound like a good idea to you? Check out this picture above.

 

[leatherback]

Be carefull cutting this. The rootstock seems regular green japanese maple. You cut too low, you will loose the cultivar.

Personally I do not bether with trees ike these. The graft will not look better over the years. It might be worth trying to layer the plant just below the graft.

 

[Nor Cal AC]

Be carefull cutting this. The rootstock seems regular green japanese maple. You cut too low, you will loose the cultivar.

Personally I do not bether with trees ike these. The graft will not look better over the years. It might be worth trying to layer the plant just below the graft.

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Be carefull cutting this. The rootstock seems regular green japanese maple. You cut too low, you will loose the cultivar.

Personally I do not bether with trees ike these. The graft will not look better over the years. It might be worth trying to layer the plant just below the graft.

 

[Nor Cal AC]

Where do you see the graft scar?

 

[leatherback]

Where do you see the graft scar?

On the spot where I drew the red line.

 

[Nor Cal AC]

On the spot where I drew the red line.

I will take some better pics for you. If that is a graft, then it is the best I have ever seen. Except for the trunk color change, there is no scar at all.