Got this from the big box store today and would like some input from experienced folks with this material. The base of the trunk is 2.5 to 3 inches. It's labled as Taxus cuspidata "Capitata" Thanks in advance.
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Capitata Yew inputs and ideas
Last edited by linlaoboo on Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
TomM,
Thanks for your input Sorry I didn't worded as a question but I'm asking for any inputs from anyone since I have no experience with this material other than what's in my lanscape. I'v edited my subject.
SvetSad,
How's your Scheff doing? I've seen some Grham's videos on Youtube. For the price, it's hard to beat considering the trunk size unless one goes the Yamadori way which isn't easily done in my area. The trunk size on this one is one of the biggest among all my trees so I'd definately gather enough information before doing any work.
Hopefully someone is willing to share some experience other than telling us to join a local club -)
Thanks for your input Sorry I didn't worded as a question but I'm asking for any inputs from anyone since I have no experience with this material other than what's in my lanscape. I'v edited my subject.
SvetSad,
How's your Scheff doing? I've seen some Grham's videos on Youtube. For the price, it's hard to beat considering the trunk size unless one goes the Yamadori way which isn't easily done in my area. The trunk size on this one is one of the biggest among all my trees so I'd definately gather enough information before doing any work.
Hopefully someone is willing to share some experience other than telling us to join a local club -)
Yew back buds nicely, even along old trunk wood. Just don't take any branch you want to keep to a growthless stub. They're not incredibly fast growers, so you'll have to devote a bit of tim just to growing out the trunk segments and primary branches. The wood is excellent for carving and many yew bonsai, like shimpakus, feature dead wood. Quite hardy and forgiving, but not as easily styled or fast growing as junipers, hence, takes a back seat.
Here is the Yew that I bought in march or april.
[img]https://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z375/SvetSad/Yew/photobucket-2265-1341952913059.jpg[/img]
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It's hard to get the picture of the center of the tree because it's so overgrown in there, but the fat part of the trunk basically ends where you see it, and the rest is just lots of branches...I don't know what I'm going to do with it!
I did not repot or cut anything yet. When I got it, it was blooming, then a short while later it hit a growth spurt growing between 1 and 2 inches on the tips of almost every leaf/branch.
And now all of this year's growth has this
[img]https://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z375/SvetSad/Yew/photobucket-6479-1341950748072.jpg[/img]
is that where it's budding for next year? I'm sure I'll find out eventually, but if anyone has any info...
a side note...When I was a child in Russia, I went to a grove/park in Sochi by the black sea. That grove has several 2,000 year old Yew trees in it. Very impressive, very large trees.
[img]https://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z375/SvetSad/Yew/photobucket-2265-1341952913059.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z375/SvetSad/Yew/photobucket-5160-1341950717587.jpg[/img]
It's hard to get the picture of the center of the tree because it's so overgrown in there, but the fat part of the trunk basically ends where you see it, and the rest is just lots of branches...I don't know what I'm going to do with it!
I did not repot or cut anything yet. When I got it, it was blooming, then a short while later it hit a growth spurt growing between 1 and 2 inches on the tips of almost every leaf/branch.
And now all of this year's growth has this
[img]https://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z375/SvetSad/Yew/photobucket-6479-1341950748072.jpg[/img]
is that where it's budding for next year? I'm sure I'll find out eventually, but if anyone has any info...
a side note...When I was a child in Russia, I went to a grove/park in Sochi by the black sea. That grove has several 2,000 year old Yew trees in it. Very impressive, very large trees.
Would love to visit Russia some day.
This might sound routine but if you've had it since April and if you're happy with the trunk size then go ahead and style it out this season but wait until next season to do root prune since doing both may shock it too much.
I've done some reading on what others have done in another forum and they mention just opening the foliage up to inspect the trunk for taper and bulges. Select some side branches and back branches to keep or ones to do jin work with and remove ones too close to the soil line or ones that does't help the movement of the trunk line. After that, wire them out. I know it's easy for me to say than do since I haven't done it.
With mine I might root prune 1st since I found out the root mass is pretty small inside the pot and half of the soil fell off when I slipp it out of the pot so I think I can easily root prune it and pot it in a shallower pot and remove some foliage up top and wait until next year to continue.
This might sound routine but if you've had it since April and if you're happy with the trunk size then go ahead and style it out this season but wait until next season to do root prune since doing both may shock it too much.
I've done some reading on what others have done in another forum and they mention just opening the foliage up to inspect the trunk for taper and bulges. Select some side branches and back branches to keep or ones to do jin work with and remove ones too close to the soil line or ones that does't help the movement of the trunk line. After that, wire them out. I know it's easy for me to say than do since I haven't done it.
With mine I might root prune 1st since I found out the root mass is pretty small inside the pot and half of the soil fell off when I slipp it out of the pot so I think I can easily root prune it and pot it in a shallower pot and remove some foliage up top and wait until next year to continue.
SvetSad wrote:Here is the Yew that I bought in march or april.
[img]https://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z375/SvetSad/Yew/photobucket-2265-1341952913059.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z375/SvetSad/Yew/photobucket-5160-1341950717587.jpg[/img]
It's hard to get the picture of the center of the tree because it's so overgrown in there, but the fat part of the trunk basically ends where you see it, and the rest is just lots of branches...I don't know what I'm going to do with it!
I did not repot or cut anything yet. When I got it, it was blooming, then a short while later it hit a growth spurt growing between 1 and 2 inches on the tips of almost every leaf/branch.
And now all of this year's growth has this
[img]https://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z375/SvetSad/Yew/photobucket-6479-1341950748072.jpg[/img]
is that where it's budding for next year? I'm sure I'll find out eventually, but if anyone has any info...
a side note...When I was a child in Russia, I went to a grove/park in Sochi by the black sea. That grove has several 2,000 year old Yew trees in it. Very impressive, very large trees.