october
Masterpiece
Hello all........Here is a progression of a tree I picked up about 1 1/2 years ago... I found this tree at a Home Depot for about $15. What caught my eye was how there was a sort of natural shari.. Unusual for a home depot tree.. Anyway, I noticed that it had a single thick trunk and some workable low branches...
Pic 1 and 2 is the tree after purchase.. Originally, the tree was about 14-15 inches tall.
Pics 3 and 4 are the tree right after the initial styling, but still in the nursery container. After reviewing my work, the first anchoring branch that I guy wired was bothering me. Although as far as the future forming of pads was concerned, it may have looked good. However, the way the branch emanated from the trunk was displeasing. It was coming from an inside curve and also it almost looked like the tree was throwing up the branch..lol
Pic 5 is the tree with the bottom branch removed and it put into a grow pot. Sometimes when I look at the pics, I wonder if I did the right thing by removing the low branch. However, I believe that, aesthetics wise, it would be the best look for the tree in the future.... Over the last year the tree has grown incredibly (not pictured). It has almost reverted back into a bush. Which is fine, because I needed to the tree to ramify and have the young buds turn into branches.
All comments are welcome and feel free to give your opinion on the removal of that first branch.. Although it is a little late now...lol
Rob
Pic 1 and 2 is the tree after purchase.. Originally, the tree was about 14-15 inches tall.
Pics 3 and 4 are the tree right after the initial styling, but still in the nursery container. After reviewing my work, the first anchoring branch that I guy wired was bothering me. Although as far as the future forming of pads was concerned, it may have looked good. However, the way the branch emanated from the trunk was displeasing. It was coming from an inside curve and also it almost looked like the tree was throwing up the branch..lol
Pic 5 is the tree with the bottom branch removed and it put into a grow pot. Sometimes when I look at the pics, I wonder if I did the right thing by removing the low branch. However, I believe that, aesthetics wise, it would be the best look for the tree in the future.... Over the last year the tree has grown incredibly (not pictured). It has almost reverted back into a bush. Which is fine, because I needed to the tree to ramify and have the young buds turn into branches.
All comments are welcome and feel free to give your opinion on the removal of that first branch.. Although it is a little late now...lol
Rob