I somehow failed to get this from the streams on cryptomeria probably because it’s basic/common sense but:
I have a black dragon cryptomeria with a trunk I am satisfied with, and some fairly long upright branches which have elongated to a foot plus, give or take. They have secondaries and some tertiaries budding out.
Say I want to begin setting structure of primary branches at least. Pull them down and set direction. Two questions:
The primary branches are not yet lignified (still green and has short coarse needly growth). Should I wait until they lignify to do any wire?
The branches are decently thick but fleshy. Either way, if I want more girth to a branch, but know I eventually want them shorter than that are now, do I simply let that branch elongate to build the girth I want before cutting back? During this time, am I likewise just letting the secondaries I want run out (perhaps selecting them) or am I pruning to build ramification?
I guess that’s a gob of questions and somehow basic stuff like this yet eludes me in my second year of getting obsessed with this hobby. Any advice or pointers to basic resources here?