r/Niwaki

I’ve got this old northern white cedar that I started cleaning up the dead branches and understory. Now I think it might be a good candidate to take further.

He also collects pines and maples, he's had me working on this pine for several years, and this year he decided to shrink all his other pines. It has been exhausting and the pines are weeks ahead of schedule.

Hi all,

Recently moved and the house came with a very lovely Japanese Maple. The only problem is the tree is located right smack in the middle of the front of the house. Presently, it is large enough to block the entire porch.

Everyone around us has advised that these trees can be expensive. I also feel conflicted killing it. Is this a tree that is worth replanting or rehoming? How would you proceed?

Thank you!

small one in training for 2 years, large one is on its first year since restyle, going from bush to tree form

I did cut a bunch out about a month ago. I theorize that I should get as much out now that I don’t want so it can put energy into growth I do want and not waste its energy. I have numerous branches growing from the same height and I feel like that should be minimized. Is that right? What other pointers do you have on how to proceed? Thanks!

Hi! I bought this cool tree from Lowe's. How can I create pads and keep cloud pruned? Do I need to take off all candles? Half them? I'm confused! Thank you! (Last photo is what I WANT it to look like)