bennybonsai
Mame
Thankyou very much thats perfect. ill stick those time lines and do step 3 next year.
Agree with this basic plan. It's how I develop most deciduous trees here.Ok, so that would be the main idea.
It won't always go according to the plan, so you might need to adapt and add extra steps.
In some cases you would need to graft.
Also, don't forget to form also back branches, they are very important for the design adding depth
Good point, that wasn't even intentional.However, I would change the final styling for JM in particular. Weeping branches is not a natural shape for JM. Their natural shape is ascending main branches that then bend outward to form foliage pads. The virt by @clem with ascending main branches is what I would aim towards.
I would limit to maximum 2 branches growing from the same point in order to avoid swelling.Hi there. @Juanmi the blue is the new leader, I think im going to keep the yellow as it already has two bud sites. Is there any reason I shouldn't do so?View attachment 583667
Wasn't that the sacrifice branch? If it is, it doesn't really matter, you can experiment with itHi guys. Should i be cutting some of these buds off or will the new leader take off when it starts to leaf? As some of the shoots leaf sites on the right look like they are way ahead of the new leader. View attachment 584807
Oh sorry, now I get it.Yeah @Juanmi the one on the right is the sacrifice. But i was just wondering if it would take all the new leaders energy with all those shoots? As the new leader is on its own where the cuff of my jumper is. Will it establish itself as the leader with all those other shoots is what im asking? Or is that down to me? Thanks