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Acer campestre - field maple, hedge maple
... , as the scars heal quickly and well. It is necessary to prune often to avoid long internodes. Buds back excellently. Wiring should be done on newly hardened branches, as older, thicker branches ...
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Acer circinatum - vine maple
... on the vine maple tends to be leggy, which means that constant pruning to avoid long internodes is a must. Difficulty in increasing the trunk diameter of vine maple has also been ...
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Japanese Maple
... develop fine branches and avoid long internodes, pinch back new growth during the growing season. Pinch back new shoots by pruning them to two sets of leaves (internodes). An internode is the space ... out with long internodes, the only way to shorten them is to cut back the branch to the first internode and re-grow it, with appropriate pinching to keep the internodes short. Leaf ...
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Euonymus - Burning bush
... if fruiting is desired, several specimens are required for cross-polination. E. sieboldianus has naturally long internodes, and Murata warns that attempting to make the tree look "restrained" will seem artificial. He ...
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Cedar
... new shoots. Heavy pruning should be avoided, as the cedar takes quite a long time to heal pruning scars. If it is necessary, jinning branch stubs may ... spot to cut the top off, I look for a set of close internodes around the height I want, this will give a good apex. About six ... to 250 feet in Afghanistan. It has deep green 1 1/2 inch long needles which may turn gray in hot, dry areas. Best used only ...
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Beech
... , because beech does not produce secondary buds, it is important not to allow the internodes to become too long. Beech can be wired, but wiring saps the vigor of the tree, and ... reserved for medium to large size bonsai. Because beech grows so slowly, it is a long- term project to grow a specimen beech. This is why young beech are often used ...
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Mugo Pine
... from Alpine Europe. The dark green, 1 - 1 1/2 inches long, stiff needles of this two-needle Pine are held on the ... fall, thin the needles by removing any needles that are too long or that are growing downward. Thin more at the apex of ... will appear where the candles were removed. This serves to shorten the internodes and encourage more dense foliage. Propagation: No information available. Repotting In ...
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Japanese White Pine
... spread, and a broad, flattened canopy. The 1 to 2.5-inch-long needles are stiff and twisted, forming blue/green tufts of foliage at ... tree's silhouette. The brownish-red cones are one to four inches long and persist on the tree for six to seven years. The ... removed. The reason this might be done is to form very short internodes on the branches. Propagation: Seeds, layering. Repotting: Repot every 2 or ...
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Eastern White Pine
... : Eastern White Pine has soft blue-green 3 to 5 inches long needles borne in groups of five although foliage color varies ... tree. The cones are slender and thornless, 4 to 8 inches long, and tapering. Family: Pinaceae Lighting: Full sun. Temperature: Zone 3B through ... The reason this might be done is to form very short internodes on the branches. Propagation: Seed. Repotting Repot every 2 or ...
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Black Pine
... a spread of 20 to 35 feet. The exceptionally dark green, five to seven-inch-long twisted needles are borne in groups of two. Although trees may or may not have ... fall, buds will appear where the candles were removed. This serves to greatly shorten the internodes and increase foliage density. Propagation: Black pines may also be grown from seeds sown in ...
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