Nursery stock Azalea from 2019

[GrampaMoses]

I purchased this nursery stock azalea in April of 2019.



A nice small leaf variety, but I saw a nice thick trunk at the base.



Here it is after a first pruning.



Root spread was very nice.



Here it is today (May 31st) in flower. I didn't get many flowers, but I'm not surprised since I pruned it back so hard last year.



Alternate views of side, back, side, and top.

I still have a lot of decisions to make. I might remove more of the trunks and change my front, but it's very healthy and I plan to keep letting it grow until next year when I'll do some more drastic work on it in 2021 after flowering.

Any thoughts or ideas on styling or what direction I could take this tree would be appreciated!

 

[Mellow Mullet]

I like what you have done so far, it has the beginnings of a really nice raft/ multi-trunk style to it. Make sure to seal those wounds, as you may have noticed, azaleas have real think bark and the cambrium will dry out real easily.

Looking at the flower, this appears to be a satsuki azalea, variety "wakaebisu". It is a good azalea to start with if this is your first one, they are really tough and grow fast.

John