I dug this up about 2 months ago and cut it back and left it in the garden bed.
I have watched such little leaves come and go so was a bit worried it wasent taking to well but yesterday i can see it's about to bust out everywhere so i did a little dance.
I was wondering about the right hand side branch and weather i should chop it as the left hand side has the good taper
rip in and help me out here
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Last edited by Chris on August 11th, 2009, 11:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.
okay don't you like the weeds in the background ???
the elm is 32cm high and the circumference is 210cm at the base of the trunk
i will cut the right branch off i'm just waiting for a grinder
Chris wrote:okay don't you like the weeds in the background ???
the elm is 32cm high and the circumference is 210cm at the base of the trunk
i will cut the right branch off i'm just waiting for a grinder
Hi Chris , why not leave it till the first seasons growth and select the leader then .This will give a better idea of which branch to cut off working on shoot placement .Cheers
Sorry Chris I noticed no one had answerd you I was meaning to come back
I agree with Alpine. I may have cut back further before I planted it but now it is starting to bud I would leave for now.
I would consider chopping back further down than either branch though so consider any lower buds as a possible new leader and cut back towards the end of the growing season say Febuary.
It's too bad your in such a hurry cause the stories I could tell you, Bushels and baskets of stories, hole crates full of stories. But if you can spare a moment I will tell you one story.
i would cut the lefty off and leave about 30mm of the righty...
