DirkvanDreven
Shohin
In 2013 I started several JBP from seed.
Now, 7 years later they begin to look like trees.
I've got one that I want to make a small shohin (about 6 inch high).
Just above the roots it's little over 2 inches wide. The elongation must come from the highest low shoot. It had 4 buds, of wich de biggest died. The three other buds grew to fast and had a bare neck of at least three inches. So I cut those, rather late in the season. A couple of buds are growing the right place there now, one for elongation one for branching.
The sacrifice branche has very big buds. That wil give at least half an inch extra thickness of the trunk, of wich I do not know if I want it. It would make the transition from the top of the tree to the base more difficult I think.
Cutting the sacrifice will induce more and courser growth of the lowerbranches, with, I'm afraid, long bare necks.
What is wise?
Now, 7 years later they begin to look like trees.
I've got one that I want to make a small shohin (about 6 inch high).
Just above the roots it's little over 2 inches wide. The elongation must come from the highest low shoot. It had 4 buds, of wich de biggest died. The three other buds grew to fast and had a bare neck of at least three inches. So I cut those, rather late in the season. A couple of buds are growing the right place there now, one for elongation one for branching.
The sacrifice branche has very big buds. That wil give at least half an inch extra thickness of the trunk, of wich I do not know if I want it. It would make the transition from the top of the tree to the base more difficult I think.
Cutting the sacrifice will induce more and courser growth of the lowerbranches, with, I'm afraid, long bare necks.
What is wise?
