• Thursday, September 21st, 2006
One year later and the tree has really filled in a lot more. As you can see I bent many of the branches on the right side more downward. This balanced the tree very well. Also by bending other branches down along the trunk line I am able to hide the thin trunk near the middle. Sept 2006
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• Wednesday, September 21st, 2005
The tree has come a long way but still plenty to do. As you can see mid way up the tree I have started another thread graft. I believe that should be the last one I need. Even though the tree looks fine from the front it looks lopsided from the side and back. Also when looking straight down on the tree there is a huge bare spot that this branch will fill. Keep in mind, a tree will branch everywhere it can to get as much sun to its branches. Branches won’t survive under other branches and limbs will grow if they can reach the light.
The top of this tree is still off center a bit and needs to be bent to the right. Once the lowest branch on the right has held in the position I have it now I will work on bringing the top over center. Oh and one more thing, I repotted the tree into this beautiful old Japanese glazed pot. The tree is happier and putting out a lot of new growth. Sept. 2005
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• Thursday, July 21st, 2005
This tree has come into it’s own this year. Finally all the branches are on where they need to be, and it is filled in nicely. I will develop the back bottom branch a little further, and then rewire the branches this winter to get them more uniformed. However this tree is going to be ready for show next year. July 2005
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• Thursday, July 21st, 2005
The leaves have come back very fast and the grafts are nearly complete. I took the time to trim this tree up a bit. However there still are things that I want to do. The second branch on the right needs to be bent down to mimic the branch below it. Also I need to complete the back branches once the graft has taken. Lastly, this tree will be repotted this winter in to a more shallow pot and this tree will be well on it’s way to being nearly “finished”. July 2004
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