markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Time for some root grafts. I used some rooted shimpaku cuttings for this.
Cleaned up and ready for grafting.
Cleaned up and ready for grafting.
Collected One-Seed Coffin Tree
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markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Lots of foliage cleanup.
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Added a couple of root grafts to the big ones that will need reducing.
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
All settled in a new improved coffin.
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HiJRDillWFM
Yamadori
Wow, Mark. Those roots are massive! Now at this point how long will you have to wait to cut back even more on those roots? I can't wait to see what this looks like in the future.
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
it will happen in stages. The grafts should be established in about 2 years. At that time, I’ll probably go though this exercise again. I bare rooted the right side this time, all the way back to the trunk. Next time I’ll bare root the left side. I‘ll probably be able to reduce them more and I’ll add two more grafts to the back side of the roots. 2-3 more years and I hope to remove most of the rest - perhaps all the way back to the grafts.
bwaynef
Masterpiece
I'm surprised at how shady it is where you've situated this tree. How much sun does it get?
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
just an evening shot. Gets quite a bit of sun during the day.
JRDillWFM
Yamadori
Shade doesn't exist in Houston. Even at night we risk severe sun burn.
Mike Corazzi
Masterpiece
The potter who throws clay that big is gonna need a crematorium oven to fire it. 
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Removed old bark from the live vein. Cleaned the edge of the live vein. Cleaned and preserved the deadwood wood work. 
PonderingSage:
Shohin
The contrast is nice… it’s gonna be a dope tree!
Crazy Diamond
Omono
Any updates on this beast?
