Day: July 11, 2022
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Bonsai Defoliation Technique: A Complete Guide for Beginners
Hinoki Cypress Pruning and Maintenance
Originally posted on Michael Hagedorn:
For over fifteen years this Hinoki has been trained uniformly. No upper branch got thick, no lower branch got weak. It’s wonderful work by a client of mine, grown from a young sapling. With benches full of trees, it’s easy to pass a tree by several years in a row. Hard to know why I chose this moment over the… Continue reading Hinoki Cypress Pruning and Maintenance
Yellow Cedar, Second Draft-
Originally posted on Michael Hagedorn:
The second wiring of a tree is like the second draft in writing. It’s when, as author Neil Gaiman puts it, “You get to show you knew what you were doing all along.” When I was in graduate school I looked forward to doing my laundry. It was the only time of the week when I felt I knew what… Continue reading Yellow Cedar, Second Draft-
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