My bay shrub showed off their lovely white flowers this April 2023.
This shrub is about 5 foot high - anyone knows if a shrub can be trimmed into a tree shape? I mean is that how they make bay trees? Pardon my ignorance
@M33R4 Just looking at @Lyn s photo it explains really well how to crown lift a shrub. You need to get underneath and see what you have [goggles required] look at the shape of the main stems do they have a nice even or uniform shape as this is what you will be looking at for the future. Will also create space for plants underneath that can cope with dry conditions. Lollipops are different you do need one straight stem and I assume they are grown from small plants.
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@M33R4 Just looking at @Lyn s photo it explains really well how to crown lift a shrub. You need to get underneath and see what you have [goggles required] look at the shape of the main stems do they have a nice even or uniform shape as this is what you will be looking at for the future. Will also create space for plants underneath that can cope with dry conditions. Lollipops are different you do need one straight stem and I assume they are grown from small plants.
Great tips there GardernerSuze thank you.
Mine is multi stemmed - could I perhaps twist them lightly around each other to create the illusion of 1 stem?
I did that with one about twenty years ago. I sort of plaited them and removed any leaves that grew on the ' trunk'. The branches eventually fused together but it took a long time
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WOWZER!!! That is a bay tree!!! Amazing Lyn thank you
How old is this beauty?
You need to get underneath and see what you have [goggles required] look at the shape of the main stems do they have a nice even or uniform shape as this is what you will be looking at for the future. Will also create space for plants underneath that can cope with dry conditions.
Lollipops are different you do need one straight stem and I assume they are grown from small plants.
Mine is multi stemmed - could I perhaps twist them lightly around each other to create the illusion of 1 stem?