Picea Abies - Norway Spruce

[alpineart]

Ok , so i found some of that spare time to throw some wire on the 2 main trunks ,

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Its as rough as guts but this is their first styling just to bring the branches down to the desired placement .

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The new leader on the smaller trunk has set well , the stub will remain until i'm happy it has fused together then a little surgery will take place to remove it

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. I haven't removed very much foliage as things like thread grafts may be required in places void of foliage on the smaller trunk . I will if necessary place them together and graft from one to the other as the bigger trunk has some spare long thin growth required for thread grafting .

Both these were cut from the top , NOT under cut to aid the downward movement of the branches .

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The bad news is the extreme heat has burnt not only the foliage but a lot of the new shoots so it has set them back a tad bit .I will continue to bend the branches down and if necessary add some hook and hold wires to ensure they stay put .

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Movement will be added gradually depending on the back budding on the branches . I did have a play with the jin and shari at the apex but it was only a play as i would like to see a few buds form under the whorl that will become fully jinned .

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Keeping the couple of shoot there will keep the sap flowing and hopefully produce the goods required .

Cheers Alpineart .

[alpineart]

Well the smaller trunk survived and i decided to give it a tickle over .I have un-wired it and re-wired the apex ,

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then a quick slip pot

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and its back onto the bench .

Cheers Alpineart

[Guy]

are there no bar branch problems with this species?--just thinking about future trunk swellings

[alpineart]

Hi Guy , there most certainly is an issue with bar branches swelling as most plants do . There is 1 branch at the first and second whorl that will be jinned but they will remain for now to keep the juices flowing . With a 50mm trunk it wont swell much as a bonsai with the branches reduced in length to the degree they are .

Cheers Alpineart