Coral Beauty Cotoneaster Nursery stock

Comments or suggestions??--John

Looks like a nice tree. Did you just repot it? Not a good time for that with a cotoneaster.

Thank you Jim,,It was a dug up bush from the nursery so i did pot it but not much root pruneing.icut it back to try and balence it out..i know it is late in the year but they would have throwen it away...it will go in the little green house...thanks for your opion john

Here is another picture,,I hope that can be seen better...thanks john

Hi John. IMHO-I think the first (right side) branch is way to low and can be removed after the tree is much stronger. your tree got a very good potential. good luck.

good luck.

Thank you Jun..That branch will come off in the spring...i am letting it rest for a while...thanks for posting,,take care john

ok John. make sure the tree survive the winter first. and don't cut it yet even after winter. you can let it recover first for another year...there is no rush for that branch. anyway you can create the canopy even with the first branch on it...then remove it after.

regards,
jun

IMHO-I think the first (right side) branch is way to low and can be removed after the tree is much stronger.

Oh, nononoonononononononono. Just change the planting angle. Tilt it to the left a bit. That will also make that middle trunk/branch not quite so telephone-poleish. Then, maybe plant the tree a bit more shallow than it is.

When presented with long straight uninteresting branches think about significantly shortening the tree. For example the trunk base, first right branch and upward growing branch can make a great shohin as shown in the possible virt. These trees respond well to chopping. Then again, I like small trees.

Thank you Jim for your comment,,,we will see next re pot ok?? Rob thank you also...I did not see that it could be a single trunk,,,short and in a smaller pot... next spring i will look because i do not have many short trees....Jim says these heal very slow but your virtul picture looks good...thank you all very much john

moyogijohn wrote:Thank you Jim for your comment,,,we will see next re pot ok?? Rob thank you also...I did not see that it could be a single trunk,,,short and in a smaller pot... next spring i will look because i do not have many short trees....Jim says these heal very slow but your virtul picture looks good...thank you all very much john

They don't really heal well, so use that as a feature and make the chop scar/uro into part of the design.

Jim,
IMHO- the big trunk on the right seems to grow from the first branch. from my point of view no matter what angle you make, trunk should not grow from a branch.

regards,
jun

jun wrote:Jim,
IMHO- the big trunk on the right seems to grow from the first branch. from my point of view no matter what angle you make, trunk should not grow from a branch.

regards,
jun

Once the left branch is cut the remaining heavy branch on the right becomes the trunk. Well known bonsai trick.

that trick will work superbly for this one rob, as shown in your design. and again IMHO john should select either one of the two side branch. less is more.

regards,
jun

THANK YOU GUYS very much,,I am getting food for thought come spring!!! That left trunk,branch is heavy compared to the right trunk..I may have a new looking tree...thanks john