I got it from Skyler Clark. He has the utube channel called Small Trees. He’s a great friend and he dose grow some amazing trees.
Thanks I was able to watch a few minutes for now. It looks like a great video. Thanks again
Hi Marty. Just wondering how soon I can start fertilizing the tree or should start fertilizing. Here are some pictures of it. Thanks for any advice.
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I normally like to wait about 4 weeks after repotting (you are just shy of 3 based upon the posts) to start lightly fertilizing. I would avoid inorganic fertilizers to start to avoid burning the tender, young roots. I am moving to organic liquid that I will inject into my water at low dose for most trees. If you don’t have an organic liquid, soak some of your solid organic in water for an hour or two and use that. I wouldn’t want to leave it for days to avoid anything like Rayn’s compost extract issue.
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It was potted on feb 12th but it sat quite dormant for a few weeks.
With that repotting date and the growth you are seeing I think you are good to start light organic fertilizer and ramp up over the next few weeks.
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I’ve got another question for you tree seems to be doing great. To I want to remove branches I don’t want now, or do I let everything grow to tree stronger?
I would leave all of the branches to continue to drive root recovery. I would wire the branches you plan to keep as part of the design to direct them and perhaps give them some movement. You can wire the excess branches out of the way so they don’t shade out good branches.
You will probably want to let your new leaders grow freely for a couple of years (if you can store a tree that tall over the winter) to form a good collar and develop some taper. You then cut back to a side branch that has been wired upright and repeat. I used that process to develop a new leader as shown in the attached pictures from 2011, 2017, and 2023.
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That tree looks great! Seeing the time between development helps me understand what I need to do. Thanks
Applied guide wires to help set angles of branches. Haven’t hardened off yet so this should help with light and air.
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At what point do I cut branches I don’t want?
Leaving more foliage will result in stronger root growth. However, if the branches get too thick the wounds will take longer to heal once you remove them. I would see about removing branches that interfere with the branches you want to keep getting some wire on those. You can then strip some of the lower leaves from the remaining sacrifice branches that you leave to drive more root growth.
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It is pushing the growth nicely 
Surely will need to be left alone and just gain as much energy as it can this season and that is possible with as many solar panels - leaves as it will have. Also keep in mind at this stage you work on primary branches (apart from the post collection recovering) so hands off in order to thickened into a size proportional to the trunk.
Some wiring in early stages of primaries, since it is easier, post leaf drop when you might shorten them as well. In the meantime heavy fertilizing after the first flush harden off.
I have a feeling there is a stream in the library of a similar work - fall primary wiring/pruning on Field Maple, look that one up.
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I have a question for you my trident is developing black spots on the leaves. From my research I think it is black tar fungus. I haven’t taken any pictures yet, but was wondering how this will affect the tree and growth. I can get pictures in a morning.
Rod – It sounds like a fungus. If it is just a few spots it will have little impact. If it infects a lot of leaf surface that will impact the growth. I would make sure the foliage has lots of light and air movement since damp, stagnant conditions favor fungi. - Marty