Cutting branches is a real chore. I appreciate your thoughts on how to avoid some issues. Super fun and I really want to see it in the future. Thanks for the great ideas. 👍
As a professional arborist I am so appreciative for all the technical things I've learned from World of bonsai. Specifically root pruning and early root Crown development. Now I'm thinking looks like I can help contribute something in return. Heading back a central leader in order to increase girth is not the only method. When we transplant large trees into the landscape usually around 6 years old we retain several lower horizontal branches below lowest permanent branch and continue to have them back through the first second or third bud off of Main trunk attachment several times before permanently removing allowing for much smaller final removal cut. But yes yes you see in the real world multiple codominant trunk production results in lower portion of trunk looking abnormally larger in circumference compared to a single trunk tree of the same age.
Thanks for the well thought out comment. I think you're speaking of sacrifice branches, right? They are a great way to thicken the lower part of a trunk, especially if growing in a container. There is no real reason that I don't use sacrifice branches, other than that when I plant my trees in the ground, I am usually aiming for overall growth. As a result, there usually aren't a lot of low branches that I can leave to grow. Some of them I will keep small for future branch placement. I do have one pomegranate that has an advantageous low branch growing that I will use to thicken the base further. If you have more insight or advice, I'd be excited to hear it. Thank you very much!
Love your videos! Question though, what time of the year do you chop your maples? Looks like spring time when buds are swelling. I did chop my mae early in spring and the sap is really bad. Didn't notice on your trident.
There is, the safe thing would have been to chop further up a little. It should be fine though, since it is starting to wake up already. If I messed up and it dies back, I can graft a new leader or start back over with something lower.
You should airlayer the branch you´ve cutted. No waste and two plants with thick trunks.
Cutting branches is a real chore. I appreciate your thoughts on how to avoid some issues. Super fun and I really want to see it in the future. Thanks for the great ideas. 👍
As a professional arborist I am so appreciative for all the technical things I've learned from World of bonsai. Specifically root pruning and early root Crown development.
Now I'm thinking looks like I can help contribute something in return.
Heading back a central leader in order to increase girth is not the only method. When we transplant large trees into the landscape usually around 6 years old we retain several lower horizontal branches below lowest permanent branch and continue to have them back through the first second or third bud off of Main trunk attachment several times before permanently removing allowing for much smaller final removal cut.
But yes yes you see in the real world multiple codominant trunk production results in lower portion of trunk looking abnormally larger in circumference compared to a single trunk tree of the same age.
Thanks for the well thought out comment. I think you're speaking of sacrifice branches, right? They are a great way to thicken the lower part of a trunk, especially if growing in a container.
There is no real reason that I don't use sacrifice branches, other than that when I plant my trees in the ground, I am usually aiming for overall growth. As a result, there usually aren't a lot of low branches that I can leave to grow. Some of them I will keep small for future branch placement.
I do have one pomegranate that has an advantageous low branch growing that I will use to thicken the base further.
If you have more insight or advice, I'd be excited to hear it. Thank you very much!
It might help to increase your viewership if you were to put a link to the playlist for each tree in the description of the video.
That's definitely a good idea! I'll spend some time doing that while I'm editing tomorrow. I appreciate it a lot!
Вы имели большую толстую ветку, вы могли сделать две отводки и сохранить великолепный клён.
Love your videos! Question though, what time of the year do you chop your maples? Looks like spring time when buds are swelling. I did chop my mae early in spring and the sap is really bad. Didn't notice on your trident.
Yeah, that's when I do my work. Late winter or early spring. I don't usually have a lot of sap running for whatever reason.
I guess you need a new saw
You're probably right!
Super.👍👍
Thank you!
I'm surprised how close you are cutting to the new leader shoot. Isn't there a chance of die back? Quite informativ channel btw.
There is, the safe thing would have been to chop further up a little. It should be fine though, since it is starting to wake up already. If I messed up and it dies back, I can graft a new leader or start back over with something lower.
like watching paint dry,,,
Vaya chapuza...!!!
It really hurt to see you using that saw.
It hurt me too. I need to make the actual cut whole the tree is still in the ground
Too much talk. More actual cutting to see how it’s done.
15mins to cut a branch. Seriously
15 minutes to chop trunk. Seriously