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Drop Branch Murphy
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This is an Ume seedling I purchased from Brent maybe 8 years ago. Between MA and GA, it's spent maybe 4 years in the ground. It came out of the ground for the last time this past spring. It's got a 3 " base and is about 6" tall where the trunk splits. Going forward, I've got to carve the deadwood in the front of the trunk. A bigger issue will be to get some buds lower down on the trunk. I'm thinking of a hard cut back late this winter. The alternative is to do thread grafts.