BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
This is a new addition. the tree was grown from seed in the UK for 32 years, 15 in the ground and the rest in a container. the trunk had movement wired in very early.
great movement and the nebari under the soil is outstanding. very raw material, so ive documented the first steps.....
20190202_200532 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190203_160857 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190203_160828 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
i first thought about chopping below the ugly knuckle. but it would be a shame to waste that apical branch, why set the tree back, when i can just as well move it forward?!
if i had chopped it, i'd then have to wait and hope new buds pop in the right places, then chop again and grow up a new leader....
so i decided to start reducing the large ugly knuckle and introducing taper, yep you guessed it, through carving!
EEK!
20190203_160814 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190203_160745 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190203_160730 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
thats as far as i went, big improvement going forward
20190203_170533 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
i like this as a front, but the tree has a few good angles, due to the carving carried out
20190203_170507 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
based on existing branches/nodes i see this type of shape forming
20190203_170507 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
great movement and the nebari under the soil is outstanding. very raw material, so ive documented the first steps.....
20190202_200532 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190203_160857 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190203_160828 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
i first thought about chopping below the ugly knuckle. but it would be a shame to waste that apical branch, why set the tree back, when i can just as well move it forward?!
if i had chopped it, i'd then have to wait and hope new buds pop in the right places, then chop again and grow up a new leader....
so i decided to start reducing the large ugly knuckle and introducing taper, yep you guessed it, through carving!
EEK!
20190203_160814 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190203_160745 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190203_160730 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
thats as far as i went, big improvement going forward
20190203_170533 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
i like this as a front, but the tree has a few good angles, due to the carving carried out
20190203_170507 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
based on existing branches/nodes i see this type of shape forming
20190203_170507 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr