Hackberry #3, Celtis africana, dug Sept 2018

[Frojo]

Same story.
2011

few years pass...


Decided to chop as indicated and encourage the brances below the chop to thicken up.

 

[August44]

Looks like a good job you did there. How many years did that take?

 

[thumblessprimate1]

Nice. I'd cut back harder on those branches. Curious the reason you didn't do so?

 

[Frojo]

Peter, the slanted chop was in 2012.

Martin, if you look at the first tree I posted it's trunk to height ratio is about 1:8. I find that pleasing to emulate a mature, but not ancient, deciduous tree.
Going for a similar ratio gives me about another foot to work with at the top of this one.

 

[thumblessprimate1]

Peter, the slanted chop was in 2012.

Martin, if you look at the first tree I posted it's trunk to height ratio is about 1:8. I find that pleasing to emulate a mature, but not ancient, deciduous tree.
Going for a similar ratio gives me about another foot to work with at the top of this one.

I like the branches of that other tree more. I'll be watching. Interesting Hackberry you've got.

 

[jason biggs]

@Frojo how have your celtis handled the cold ?
This one has fantastic potential - the root spread looks amazing....
Do you keep your trees sheltered during winter?