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Originally Posted by akeppler
I can wire for show and I can wire for training. I have no problem taking shortcuts on trees in training and feel that my abilities are not going to diminish on both depending on the tree. Wireing trees in training and nursery containers for show is just a waste of time. Frankly I don't see much difference in wireing for show or wireing for training except that when I wire for training I am more apt to cross wires and tie off on existing wires. Training wire is seldom on a tree more than a year anyway. A tree in training over a period of 5 years may be wired and unwired 7 times. Knowing your stock and what will be kept and what will be pruned away and needs no training is more important than wireing all the tertiary's just to prune them away the following year. This is the biggest mistake I see beginners make.
Cheers, Al
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I think this is good advice, and is how I approach wiring to a certain extent. I always try to wire as if I were going to show the tree, but if I do make a mistake, or need to cross a wire, I will not cut everything off and start over if it is not a tree that will be shown. I do, however, take note and try to figure out how I could have done things better, and try to apply that knowledge the next time I wire.
I think I am learning good wiring with this approach, but I concede that my learning curve will be flatter than someone who settles for nothing but perfect wiring on all their trees. Frankly, I absolutely do not have time to wire more than once . . . I'm lucky to even get to all my trees, let alone spend a whole day on only one, if that tree won't be shown anyway. On my better trees, though, I am VERY particular about the wiring.
I'm not trying to be argumentative with Chris. I suspect much of this advice comes from Chris' relationship with Boon. I've heard and studied with Boon in the past, and heard the same, good advice. It just doesn't fit with my current life situation.
Thanks, good thread, Chris.