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Japanese Elm Advice Needed
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Posted by trb25 Ohio (My Page) on Thu, Aug 5, 10 at 20:06
| I received a japanese elm for a gift and have been trying my best to keep it going. The tree was a little unbalanced so I'm attempting to grow a new shoot up but don't know exactly how to do it. Should I be pruning it back at all now or what? Any advice would be appreciated.
Here is a link to a photo of my plant,
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4864761986_4e5e4a1b9c_z.jpg
Thanks in advance! |
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RE: Japanese Elm Advice Needed
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- Posted by tapla z5b-6a MI (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 5, 10 at 21:02
| Wire the shoot into the position where you want it, and let it grow unimpeded until it catches up to the rest of the complementary branches in caliper, then cut it back & begin the process of ramification. This does require that you sacrifice today's neat appearance for the betterment of the tree over the long term. Al |
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