Dav4
Drop Branch Murphy
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First, I'd like to thank Brian Van Fleet for giving me the opportunity to acquire this excelent piece of stock. He collected it a few years ago, placed it in his "grow out" garden, and offered it to me last fall. A week ago last Sunday, I took a trip to Birmingham to pick it up. Brian had already dug it (it was pouring when I go there...thanks again Brian), so we potted it up in the large mica pot I brought. I went ahead and pruned away what wouldn't work and wired for movement...there are probably a few extra branches that won't make the final design, but I'm being cautious for now...they can be removed later. The base is awesome as you can see, but the majority of branches were growing from my chosen front, so they're gone now. I'm hoping some new buds might pop on the back...It'll work either way, I think. The plan is to grow it out for a few years in this pot and build the main branching, then refine and work on ramification. Comments always welcome.
Dave
Dave
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