Couple days ago I gave the project reaper a chop to encourage some growth lower down on the main limbs, and as you can see new growth is exactly what is already happening.
Now, this is where I need to keep an eye on it. The plant is going to try and put out new growth all over the trunk, which can include places where we don't want it. A sharp eye and regular inspections will let you catch buds forming in places you don't want, and then you can just scrape them off with your fingernail.
The earlier you can catch and remove unwanted growth, the better. The reason being that the larger a branch becomes, the greater the scarring that will result when you remove it. You know that knothole in the main trunk (which you can see in the above picture)? Thats from where I removed a limb that would have obstructed the view that I removed months ago.
Sure, it gives us a nice, well placed knot hole now, but we don't necessarily want that kind of thing up on the limbs. So, pinching off new growth that is too close to the trunk now saves us headaches later.
And gotta say, this rainy, drizzly weather is doing wonders for the moss.
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