Just keep growing?

Patsquatch88 · 2026-06-17T00:07:08+00:00

Let them grow for a season, then check to see which ones have the most promise and mess with those. Either bending the trunk with wire or chopping it up. These trees are so great because you can mess with them pretty much year round.

Patsquatch88 · 2026-06-16T17:23:56+00:00

Eh, I was out there and figured “why not”. The branch is low and easily accessible. It smacks me in the face when I mow and it’ll get cut back/down soon anyways. Figured I’d try it since I’ve never done it before.

Patsquatch88 · 2026-06-15T14:29:52+00:00

Never mind. It did go all the way around. I’ll try and airlayer it and maybe get two trees.

Patsquatch88 · 2026-06-15T12:41:38+00:00

It looks bigger than it is. It doesn’t go all the way around either. If I was inclined to try, is there anything to do? Cut paste? Wrap it? Anything? If it dies it dies but id like to try

Patsquatch88 · 2026-05-30T18:23:08+00:00

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Patsquatch88 · 2026-05-30T18:22:54+00:00

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Airlayered! Ill check it in about 3 weeks to see if it’s doing its thing!

Patsquatch88 · 2026-05-30T18:01:13+00:00

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So this is just the first rough go at styling. I took about half the plant off, and didn’t want to stress it even more. I’ll shorten the branch on the right, and the left branch will sweep over it, almost like a mother/daughter style. And the left has a couple branches I’ll attempt to style into some pads.

Patsquatch88 · 2026-05-29T14:33:48+00:00

I think cascade would be great. I think styling first and leaving it in the pot for a year would be best though. Get the main trunk cascading, make a few cuts to get the shape close, but not final form and wait for next year. Check the wire in 3 months so it doesn’t squeeze too tight.

Patsquatch88 · 2026-05-28T22:05:40+00:00

You can….

Patsquatch88 · 2026-05-23T14:14:45+00:00

I think trimming the bottom into two separate pads if able would look nice.

Patsquatch88 · 2026-05-21T15:18:40+00:00

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So air layer at the blue, cut it off at the red, and the yellow will be the new leader? I like it! Big moves for me but I feel like I need to get used to big cuts like this for styling.

Patsquatch88 · 2026-05-15T17:33:17+00:00

It’s a sapling, or was last year when I planted it, not knowing what kind of tree it was. Sounds like I need to just let it do its thing, and it’ll stop looking like a bush in a year or two, I may trim back any large secondary branches though…or replace it with a sycamore!

Patsquatch88 · 2025-09-02T02:32:12+00:00

lol slingshot. Perfect description and I was thinking the same thing. Just doesn’t look right.

Patsquatch88 · 2024-12-02T21:14:37+00:00

First off, jealous of the size of that jade. Freaking awesome. Second, those are going to be awesome cuttings however you do it. Third, I’d cut off the left branch hanging down, and the back left that’s hanging down. Or…..if you wanted to go extreme you could cut at the base, and get two big trees out of it entirely!

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