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Jap Maple Structure cut
HI
I bought last spring an acer palmatum that had borers.. it is ok by now.. but as was grown in plain earth had the main branches brutally chopped.. actually there are 3 of them that I wish to cut completely away.. each is about 3 inches long and l 2/3 inch thick.. The ends of these 3 budded abundantly but buds are badly located , I let them grow between 1-3 ft long to let roots grow well as i had some cut as unaesthetic .. Now after leaves will fall down I have to decide what to do : A- leave the whole branches as they are and wait the spring to cut them for cuttings ,and saw at the same time the 3 thick stumps ( in May when all buds are out and sap flowing for a quicker cicatrization B- or do it now in Nov Dec when all leaves are fallen? I wish at the same time ( in November) to take away some of his soil that is 90% gravel ( fear of frost) and put the plant for growing into a flat wooden box to stimulate growth and nebari for the next 2 years Because of that gravel the roots are very thin and frizzy so do not need pruning right now the tree will be mainly displaced into Akadama and sfagnum in the wooden box. So what do you advice? Thanks for the advices Theo |
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