Rowan growing

Height: 270 mm Trunk width: 8.5 mm (just over the little lump at the nebari) Here is a little update on the small rowan i found in the high up in the branchjoin of some big beeches nearby. It will be repotted into standard standard biorksoil and a new pot nex year. I have been somewhat confused about what to do with it. At first I thought i would just let it grow wildly this year until autumn and then prune it down but the growth became so vigorous that i decided to wire, pinch the biggest leafpairs back to 2 to 6 leaves and cut back the biggest/highest branches. The large leafpairs cut back to four leaves

Wiring of new branches

What I should look for in this small tree is really to thicken the trunk so maybe I should have waited after all. The branches of rowan are very flexible so pruning back branches in august may be a better way to reach this goal. But restraining the growth will produce more shoots on the trunk so it is a compromise.

Before

After