Hi all
This is my first piece of yamadori material that I got from my local club. It's around 20 years old and has been kept small by continual nibbling by deer and harsh Highland winters.
The first year I had it, it was left untouched and fed. This year I plan on feeding it and treating with seaweed, but this spring already I can see it is loving the chance to grow and the foliage is around 2-3x what it was last year. Repotted this spring in a free draining mix.
I plan on letting it more or less run free all year, aside from potentially trying to introduce more vigour and strength into the lower branches, removing any crossing branches/dead material etc.
Has anyone got any styling suggestions for this material ?
I initially thought informal upright (stuck a wedge under pot to change angle and it looked better)
Then looking again, felt that perhaps this front shows a better trunk line and might allow for that very low branch to be styled as a low pad or second trunk:
The apex needs some thinning and selection maybe:
I may also select a new leader for the apex to remove this short scared section and create better taper at the top.
Other flaws I can see is the tree needing more back budding/strengthening of inner buds and foliage close to the trunk, or those longer branches need shortening to bring them into proportion with the trunk.
Any suggestions welcome!
This is my first piece of yamadori material that I got from my local club. It's around 20 years old and has been kept small by continual nibbling by deer and harsh Highland winters.
The first year I had it, it was left untouched and fed. This year I plan on feeding it and treating with seaweed, but this spring already I can see it is loving the chance to grow and the foliage is around 2-3x what it was last year. Repotted this spring in a free draining mix.
I plan on letting it more or less run free all year, aside from potentially trying to introduce more vigour and strength into the lower branches, removing any crossing branches/dead material etc.
Has anyone got any styling suggestions for this material ?
I initially thought informal upright (stuck a wedge under pot to change angle and it looked better)
Then looking again, felt that perhaps this front shows a better trunk line and might allow for that very low branch to be styled as a low pad or second trunk:
The apex needs some thinning and selection maybe:
I may also select a new leader for the apex to remove this short scared section and create better taper at the top.
Other flaws I can see is the tree needing more back budding/strengthening of inner buds and foliage close to the trunk, or those longer branches need shortening to bring them into proportion with the trunk.
Any suggestions welcome!
