Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
I usually try to take them out but if the fuse is solid and removing will cause more damage, I will leave it.
Species Study - Taxodium distichum
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rusticana
Yamadori
Will do. And now that its raised up they are more unsightly. I had to pick around to get them under there in the first place. I have now cut off some of the little roots I exposed and some larger ones. Theres some big ones close to the trunk I'll look into later? I notice you dont have these "elbows" propping out? It could be environmental? But my Montezuma ones are together in very shallow pots (one forest is on a slab) and its even more pronounced. I'm thinking in the long run they should be removed? When possible.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
If you check pictures of BCs by established people such as @johng, @BillsBayou etc., you rarely find any of those “elbows”. Their BCs have well managed root balls. The elbows form when the trees are in deep narrow pots and are buried too deep, resulting in multi-tiered root balls.
rusticana
Yamadori
Yep I figure. I have watched some of that. I am limited with my approach. Thanks so much for all help. Would you carve them off now? Clear the surface then plant moss? Not with the montezuma ones they're in there real sturdy and that might constitute half the trees. I've been fooling around a while and in need of downsizing. I need someone to take over the mantle and take all these cuttings over properly.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
I would not do any thing now and wait til spring.
Has anyone had their leaves change in Texas? All my BC are still green, temperatures have still been really high. Last year they were dormant for like a week, two weeks most, I wonder if that has any negative effects on them since they're not dormant as long.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
I am in 9a. Two weeks ago we had a big drop in temperature and the leaves changed. We are back in high temp and they are budding again!!! So now I have brown leaves with bright green tips.
Wow, 9a as well, are you taking any precautions for hard freezes now that they're budding?
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
No. I have so many BCs. They will survive with no problems.
Maiden69
Masterpiece
Found this on Mirai... listening to it today.
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pandacular
Masterpiece
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Looking good!
DeepSouth
Sapling
It seems like folks are starting to work on their BCs. I have always waited until mid-Feb as the buds start to push out. Is there an advantage to doing it this early?
I am certainly no BC-pro, not by any means. I only own a couple.
I am certainly no BC-pro, not by any means. I only own a couple.
Ruddigger
Omono
I work my deciduous immediately after leaf drop, and do repots when the buds swell.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
I usually do my major bend on large branches before bud breaks to avoid damaging the tender buds with the heavy bending. The smaller branches that can be brittle in wintertime are left alone until spring.
DeepSouth
Sapling
Interesting, it was always my understanding that work on a tree which may cause damage, if performed during dormancy, could open it up to infection or die-back if it wasn't in an active stage of growth. That is was preferable to allow the tree to heal immediately after it is worked to mitigate the risk of that.
That being said, BC are incredibly robust and certainly not susceptible to fungal issues.
That being said, BC are incredibly robust and certainly not susceptible to fungal issues.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
I probably won’t do that in zone 7. Here in zone 9, where winter is so short, I will work on a BC in January/February.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
What style are you developing your BC to be?
If it is going to be a flat top, I suggest bending the top branches to horizontal or slightly lower right at the top crotch
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
The last holdouts of my BCs in zone 9 finally go to sleep after this week long cold spell.
DeepSouth
Sapling
I have a trident maple that refuses to sleep this winter.
