Most deciduous trees share the same story this time of year – remove old leaves, cutback, and wire. Doing this work gets trees ready for spring. I’ve been working on the Japanese Winterberry (ilex serrata) below for several years now. Most of the young branches are new to the tree, and will require a number […]
Ilex Serrata
Developing Japanese winterberry
Spring work for this small ilex serrata is straight forward. I want the primary branches to thicken so I let them run. Aluminum wire helps them set in place. Japanese winterberry – before Japanese winterberry – after If you look closely, you can see that the apex is much smaller than the main part of […]