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Let it grow a year or two, and let the trunk thicken up, before lopping off branches.

Samantha wrote: Let it grow a year or two, and let the trunk thicken up, before lopping off branches.

Why? It looks pefect for a mame.. :evil:

Very informative, thank you. If I go with the 1:12 like the article suggested then it needs to thicken up the trunk a bit. Your second option sounds more suitable. It's too big for a mame as it is roughly 27cm in height but a shohin instead. Should any wiring be applied at this stage before some of the thinner branches start to harden off?

Auk wrote:

Dominion wrote: thinks it's not a deshojo.. deshojo has a much more red-fuchsia type of spring leaf.. while yours has a hint of orange and green in them..

Also, Deshojo's stay red, as far as I know. As said, there are numerous varieties and it is pretty hard figuring out which one exactly it is. Still, I do not think it is important. The care guidelines are the same.

i have several deshojo.. they all turn green in summer..


as for care, it doesn't matter at all like Auk said... it's still a maple


good luck on the tree.. keep us posted

leatherback wrote:

Samantha wrote: Let it grow a year or two, and let the trunk thicken up, before lopping off branches.

Why? It looks pefect for a mame.. :evil:

No i must change my thought, when i look again, leatherback is right ... MAME

i would suggest the cuts to be above the first small branches though.. and wait untill summer to do this and cover the cuts with cutpaste to prevent dieback..

if you do this, you'll see a (pardon my french) shitload of new shoots on the trunk..

as posted before.. decide the size, use trunk as guide. decide whether you want to wait a few year and grow a thicker trunk. After that you have your strategy. the size you have now does not dictate final size, if you are willing to take your time.

Awesome, love all your suggestions. If I make that drastic cut on the 2 dividing trunks right above the first branch, can that guarantee back budding will occur or is there more I need to do besides just cutting, maybe feeding?

Back budding will occur, maybe not where you want. It will most likely live.

before you do that.. google when (season/month) to do it best in your region..

you can always cut off one of the 2 branches of the fork and shorten the tree a little bit..
than let it grow for a year (or 2) and than make a new selection..

with the fork you are almost automatically restricted to a broom-styled tree..

also: letting a branch grow freely will provide thickness to the trunk
so if you get new shoots near the bottom of your tree, let the grow.. especially the bottom one..

you want a thicker trunk? let it grow, don't prune, and feed like a beast