JoeR
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TLDR: Should I reduce the branches or leave as is?
This week I've been working on digging out all the trees from my old grow beds to transition them to a new location later this year. A little unfortunate, as some of them would really benefit from another year undisturbed.
Anyway, one of my favorite species in the grow beds is this Ibo Nishiki cork bark maple.
This is an airlayer I took from another tree that has since died. It seems to me that this species is particularly weak against fungal infections, and I eventually lost the battle with fungus on the other.
I am really hoping to prevent the same issue with this tree. I did my best to sanitize all tools during the process.
As you can see, I managed a decent amount of roots- but the split in the big one makes me nervous. That's what I get for rushing, kept stabbing myself on a quince next to it and got flustered haha. Hoping the zip tie will fuse it back and at least keep it cleaner.
Because it lost a good chunk of its roots, and ibo is a slow growing species, should I cut back the branches now too?
With all my other JM I reduce the trunk at time of collection with no hesitation. However this cultivar is a) slower growing b) more susceptible to fungus/infection and c) I adore cork JM and would prefer to airlayer down the line over tossing the branches. Don't know if the roots can support the foliage.
Thanks
This week I've been working on digging out all the trees from my old grow beds to transition them to a new location later this year. A little unfortunate, as some of them would really benefit from another year undisturbed.
Anyway, one of my favorite species in the grow beds is this Ibo Nishiki cork bark maple.
This is an airlayer I took from another tree that has since died. It seems to me that this species is particularly weak against fungal infections, and I eventually lost the battle with fungus on the other.
I am really hoping to prevent the same issue with this tree. I did my best to sanitize all tools during the process.
As you can see, I managed a decent amount of roots- but the split in the big one makes me nervous. That's what I get for rushing, kept stabbing myself on a quince next to it and got flustered haha. Hoping the zip tie will fuse it back and at least keep it cleaner.
Because it lost a good chunk of its roots, and ibo is a slow growing species, should I cut back the branches now too?
With all my other JM I reduce the trunk at time of collection with no hesitation. However this cultivar is a) slower growing b) more susceptible to fungus/infection and c) I adore cork JM and would prefer to airlayer down the line over tossing the branches. Don't know if the roots can support the foliage.
Thanks
