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Here are Several trees that have been growing and recovering for the last few years. I've been doing some root work and foliage reduction over time. This Summer is the time to do more design work, depending on how they come out of this winter.
A Dawn Redwood... I started reducing the top and found some rot in the core. I kept digging out the rot til it got me to the base of the tree. I couldn't have made it more perfect inside.
White Spruce...I'll repot it at a better angle and continue on pushing the foliage back towards the trunk.
Juniper... this is some variety of spired(tall and skinny) juniper. It was dug out of some landscaping as it's twin didn't survive a winter. It has taken me four years to get it reduced and into good soil. I let it grow and get healthy this last year. I should be able to do some preliminary design this summer.
Scots Pine...This is a good example of a nursery tree that was strangling itself to death. When I repotted it last spring I expected it to struggle. It was actually more healthy than it's ever been. I've thought about tilting it to the left and letting the left branches cascade and form an apex with the branches on the right... time will tell.
Standard Maple... Just a little experimentation with a native maple tree. This was in the trash pile at the nursery. The dead top was 15 feet tall with a little life around the bottom. It's leaves are reducing and it certainly has a lot of character. Where it will go time will tell...but it doesn't lack character!!
A Dawn Redwood... I started reducing the top and found some rot in the core. I kept digging out the rot til it got me to the base of the tree. I couldn't have made it more perfect inside.
White Spruce...I'll repot it at a better angle and continue on pushing the foliage back towards the trunk.
Juniper... this is some variety of spired(tall and skinny) juniper. It was dug out of some landscaping as it's twin didn't survive a winter. It has taken me four years to get it reduced and into good soil. I let it grow and get healthy this last year. I should be able to do some preliminary design this summer.
Scots Pine...This is a good example of a nursery tree that was strangling itself to death. When I repotted it last spring I expected it to struggle. It was actually more healthy than it's ever been. I've thought about tilting it to the left and letting the left branches cascade and form an apex with the branches on the right... time will tell.
Standard Maple... Just a little experimentation with a native maple tree. This was in the trash pile at the nursery. The dead top was 15 feet tall with a little life around the bottom. It's leaves are reducing and it certainly has a lot of character. Where it will go time will tell...but it doesn't lack character!!
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I really believe the pot on that is to shallow and the roots too high. Or remove the high root. Unless he is shooting for an exposed root style (which I do not see yet).
...but I'm giving it a go. I like your tree and I really like that pot! Thanks for posting.
