Another Larch (Tamarack)

[Vin]

I'm not saying there are major issues but this is what I see. The apex has some very thick "L" shaped branches that need to be removed and regrown with some finer less straight ones. Further down there is a noticeable "V" set of branches. One of them needs to be removed. There is also what appears to be a bar branch situation going on behind them. That will need to be addressed. I like the tree a lot and with a little work and time it could be extremely nice. Nice work so far.

 

[mattspinniken]

I'm not saying there are major issues but this is what I see. The apex has some very thick "L" shaped branches that need to be removed and regrown with some finer less straight ones. Further down there is a noticeable "V" set of branches. One of them needs to be removed. There is also what appears to be a bar branch situation going on behind them. That will need to be addressed. I like the tree a lot and with a little work and time it could be extremely nice. Nice work so far.

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Thanks Vin, you made some really good points. Some of what you mentioned should be fixable when wiring in the spring. There are definitely too many branches and I plan on eliminating 1 or 2 when wiring. One thing I learned this season is to be careful with unrestricted growth on Larch. The apex was allowed to get 2-3ft of growth and it got too thick to the point that I won't be able to put any movement in there. I agree that I will need to cut it back further to grow some finer growth up top. I might also cut all but the lowest two branches way back and regrow some finer stuff. Larch seem to progress fast and can really put on a lot of growth in one season so if it will help the tree there is no reason not to do the cut back.