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*Update on page 4*
Hello all,
The other day I decided to go check out some local garden centers. I wanted to try something a little different. There are many juniper cuttings or young trees that are twisted up the yamadori style. I have also seen it done with arborvitae. I wanted to try something a bit older and a different species. I thought about spruce. Even though they are notorious for not holding their wired shape for years. However, many have very small foliage and the bark has a somewhat aged look at a young age.
Anyway, I found this very healthy alberta spruce..Ya I know, what are you gonna do with a home depot alberta spruce..lol. I came home and formulated a plan. However, once the bending started, a new plan had to be thought of.
I originally was not going to post this until I knew the tree survived and was thriving. However, I am not afraid of failure. We cannot learn anything unless we embrace and show our failure as well as our success. However, in this case, there is only $20 involved.
Here is the days work. If everything goes well, perhaps in Winter or more likely in a year, like the Fall after this one, branch wiring can be done. Of course, all this is dependent upon the survival of the tree. I tried to keep as much foliage as possible. Also, the bends are severe, but not sharp. I did all the bends with my hands.
Rob
As purchased. Height is around 24 inches.
After cutting back what I didn't need.
Raffia applied
Wired
The end result is an 8 1/2 inch tall tree. If it looks like there is wire out of place, it is because it is not part of the coils. It is tied at certain points to hold the bends.
Hello all,
The other day I decided to go check out some local garden centers. I wanted to try something a little different. There are many juniper cuttings or young trees that are twisted up the yamadori style. I have also seen it done with arborvitae. I wanted to try something a bit older and a different species. I thought about spruce. Even though they are notorious for not holding their wired shape for years. However, many have very small foliage and the bark has a somewhat aged look at a young age.
Anyway, I found this very healthy alberta spruce..Ya I know, what are you gonna do with a home depot alberta spruce..lol. I came home and formulated a plan. However, once the bending started, a new plan had to be thought of.
I originally was not going to post this until I knew the tree survived and was thriving. However, I am not afraid of failure. We cannot learn anything unless we embrace and show our failure as well as our success. However, in this case, there is only $20 involved.
Here is the days work. If everything goes well, perhaps in Winter or more likely in a year, like the Fall after this one, branch wiring can be done. Of course, all this is dependent upon the survival of the tree. I tried to keep as much foliage as possible. Also, the bends are severe, but not sharp. I did all the bends with my hands.
Rob
As purchased. Height is around 24 inches.
After cutting back what I didn't need.
Raffia applied
Wired
The end result is an 8 1/2 inch tall tree. If it looks like there is wire out of place, it is because it is not part of the coils. It is tied at certain points to hold the bends.
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