How to encourage branching?
I have a small forest of potted guava trees indoors. I started them all from seed two springs back. They struggled their first year, barely gaining a few inches. Last summer, they flourished - this one grew from three inches to over 5 feet! However, some of them are not branching (including this one))
I read that this could be from being root bound. However, I repotted this monster today and found it was not spiraling at all and had few roots bunched at the bottom of the container. I trimmed these anyway and potted it up to a #2 nursery pot.
It doesn’t seem leggy in form, though it can’t support itself yet. Its trunk is thin, so I don’t think I can notch it. I’m reluctant to chop it down to chest height, though I suspect that’s what it needs.
So, Greggers, what would you do with this plant this spring?
#GuavaTree #RepotSeason #Branching #NotBranching pruning">#pruning pruningseason">#pruningseason #FruitTrees #guava #IndoorTree #IndoorGrowing
I read that this could be from being root bound. However, I repotted this monster today and found it was not spiraling at all and had few roots bunched at the bottom of the container. I trimmed these anyway and potted it up to a #2 nursery pot.
It doesn’t seem leggy in form, though it can’t support itself yet. Its trunk is thin, so I don’t think I can notch it. I’m reluctant to chop it down to chest height, though I suspect that’s what it needs.
So, Greggers, what would you do with this plant this spring?
#GuavaTree #RepotSeason #Branching #NotBranching pruning">#pruning pruningseason">#pruningseason #FruitTrees #guava #IndoorTree #IndoorGrowing
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