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[IBC] Pruning Bald Cypress seedlings
I would cut them all to five inches. I wouldn't worry about a branch. They
bud from anywhere. Billy on the Florida Space Coast ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Pruning Bald Cypress seedlings
I would cut them all to five inches. I wouldn't worry about a
branch. They bud from anywhere. Billy is right they bud back as well as any tree anywhere and much better than most. HOWEVER, even for me, 3/16 inch is pretty tiny. If these were my trees, I'd plant tham in the ground (preferred) or in the bottom 1/3 of a cut-down 10-gallon pot and just let them grow, doing absolutely NOTHING to them for another 2 years. Then, cut them back to about 1/3 of whatever length they've reached, let them grow another year, cut the new growth back by 2/3 and let it grow one more year, then ditto. Always let side branches grow with no pruning, etc. By then, you should have a tree with the start of some taper, with bases of 1/2 to 1 inch. It will take another 2-3 years for the three cut sites to blend into the taper, but you could have trees that will be developable into nice flat-top style bonsai, with a large number of nice side branches to form into jin and shari. This will be a bit slower if you're in a real cold climate. I don't recall that you said. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Pruning Bald Cypress seedlings
Thanks for the advice.... I did both.
I cut 2 of them last night and the other 2 I will leave alone. This weekend I'll put one of the cut and uncut in the ground. Steve P.S. I'm in central Texas "Jim Lewis" wrote in message news:004b01c2e251$151dd460$92102cc7@pavilion... I would cut them all to five inches. I wouldn't worry about a branch. They bud from anywhere. Billy is right they bud back as well as any tree anywhere and much better than most. HOWEVER, even for me, 3/16 inch is pretty tiny. If these were my trees, I'd plant tham in the ground (preferred) or in the bottom 1/3 of a cut-down 10-gallon pot and just let them grow, doing absolutely NOTHING to them for another 2 years. Then, cut them back to about 1/3 of whatever length they've reached, let them grow another year, cut the new growth back by 2/3 and let it grow one more year, then ditto. Always let side branches grow with no pruning, etc. By then, you should have a tree with the start of some taper, with bases of 1/2 to 1 inch. It will take another 2-3 years for the three cut sites to blend into the taper, but you could have trees that will be developable into nice flat-top style bonsai, with a large number of nice side branches to form into jin and shari. This will be a bit slower if you're in a real cold climate. I don't recall that you said. ************************************************** ************************** **** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ************************** **** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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