Larix x eurolepis 12-02

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A small Dunkeld larch in training:

July 2014:

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June 2016:

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nice little tree amazing how fast they grow isnt it :)

Right ;)

When potted, they grow much less fast: two years later - I cut a longer branch that was pointing to the viewer before taking the photo:

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The "accent plant" is some Corsican mint that I put in this small pot before taking the photo :

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A fact : trees kept in a pot and regularly trimmed (roots and aerial part) stay small. Isn't that the idea of bonsai cultivation ?...

October 2019 :
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March 2020 :
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When I work on my little larch, I always have a thought for Arihato. I learned a lot from him...
 

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No, I wasn't sure of how much of the roots I cut prune, so I wrapped them in raffia and spread them around the trunk.

Anyway, Dunkeld larch (as well as European and Japanese larch, the parents) are widely available here, there's no need to graft them.
 

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Hmm o
No, I wasn't sure of how much of the roots I cut prune, so I wrapped them in raffia and spread them around the trunk.

Anyway, Dunkeld larch (as well as European and Japanese larch, the parents) are widely available here, there's no need to graft them.
Hmmm ok. It just looks like top branch on first picture is grafted :)
 

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Hmmm ok. It just looks like top branch on first picture is grafted

No, no, no ! That's how I worked several of my larch, actually, it's a bit of a trick I must get rid of, or treat in a better way.

Like this one. I pruned it low. This time, instead of wiring a branch to be the new leader and having another one as the first branch, I wanted to have a different design :

November 1918 :

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February 2020 :

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Now, will it be a "windswept", or something else ? I don't know yet, but as long as it lives, it's got a future :cool:

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