Wulfskaar's Junipers (procumbens 'Nana')

[Wulfskaar]

Having some fun today with my second procumbens nana. These were about $10 each from Lowes.

The trunk swooped down hard and it was scary twisting it upwards, but it's done. May have cracked the trunk in a couple spots though. We'll see what happens.

There's an awkward junction where it looks like 4 branches coming out of one spot. Not yet sure which one(s) to remove. I was trying to achieve the triangular shape of the tree, so I don't want to undo that. Advice is always welcome and appreciated.

I left a lot of foliage. Should I take off more or let it recover?

This is the one on the left.

 

[Wulfskaar]

I did this one last weekend.

 

[Esolin]

Nanas are always fun to torture. I would remove one of the two thicker side branches on that junction, but if you think you cracked the trunk, I'd wait and make sure it recovers. They tend to bounce back pretty fast from damage at this age. I remember cracking a branch or two playing with similar stock, and they calloused up nicely in the Spring.

 

[Wulfskaar]

Nanas are always fun to torture. I would remove one of the two thicker side branches on that junction, but if you think you cracked the trunk, I'd wait and make sure it recovers. They tend to bounce back pretty fast from damage at this age. I remember cracking a branch or two playing with similar stock, and they calloused up nicely in the Spring.

That's reassuring because the result turned out better than I thought.

Every time I looked at this tree, I had a really hard time with what I wanted to do. Last night I watched this video and it kinda clicked, so I went for it today.

I really tried to wire using the slingshot method, but there's one spot where it's totally wrong.



The soil is smaller and has more organic than the other one. I think the soil for the smaller one seems way too large-grained.

There's a big branch hanging in the back. It's mostly hidden, but if I cut it off, it will be very 2-dimensional and flat when viewed from the sides.

I'm open to any advice.

 

[Wulfskaar]

Do you guys have any advice on finer pruning?

I took off a lot of foliage, so I tried to leave as much as possible. Is it a bad idea to prune more now, or should I allow it time to recover before the next big pruning session?

 

[coachspinks]

I'd let it recover. Probably until late fall or winter. As tough as they are, this one has had a fair amount of foliage removed and had its roots messed with. Looks great though!

 

[Wulfskaar]

I'd let it recover. Probably until late fall or winter. As tough as they are, this one has had a fair amount of foliage removed and had its roots messed with. Looks great though!

I appreciate the input. I may snip a little out of the crotches and stuff, but I'll leave the bulk of it for another time. Thanks coach!