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Pinus densiflora ' Low Glow ' pruning

3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

My Low Glow is a ROBUST grower . I was afraid to tackle it for fear of wrecking it. It is big enough to get underneath so that's how I approached it , working from the inside up

An hour & a half & a full garbage can later....VIOLA !





Good enough for now

Ron

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  • 3 years ago

    for a few years I've known I needed to prune , I wanted to get advice . I reached out to aesthetic pruners association . I became aware of a demo. they had on a Low Glow .

    here is what Grant Foerster wrote " Sorry Ron, I don’t have any pics of the ‘Low Glow.’ Too busy running from plant to plant assisting the students. The plant is uphill from a sitting spot, so we thin it significantly to provide some glimpses of the branching and reddish bark. It always fills in again with the next flush of growth and we set out thinning it once more. I would say that we are fairly aggressive taking out many medium small branches to open it up. One key is to remove branches to their point of origin without leaving a stub (always good practice). Another is to think of the up and out nature of growing plants and remove foliage/branches that create clutter and congestion - often those growing up, down, back towards the center or crossing over from one side to another. Best of luck with your baby.

    Best, Grant


    Tj , I've got some hand soap from work made with soy & walnut scrubbers...works GREAT

    ron

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