I finally wired this tree out for the first time since it was grafted. What a mess it was. However I was able to sort it out pretty well. The efforts should pay off in a much better branch structure this year.

As I examined the top of this tree I realized that the graft on the top right side had been taken over by the tree and it was reverting back to its old foliage. No problem, I just need to do another thread graft later this year. I plan to take a shoot from the branch below and thread it through that mass at the top. This may actually work out better than the original plan. Jan 2008

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