Here is an old Washington Hawthorn. 30” tall, multiple white flowers every year. Multiple problems stylistically with the tree, too tall, limited taper in bottom 1/2 tree and poor nebari. Yet I don’t want to let it go, started by Dr. Bruenner in Seattle, who has since passed. Several of his (better) trees are in national collections. What to do to improve?
Air layer, keep top 2/3? Keep all of tree, and apply root grafts? Several shoots emerge every year from the base, which I have turned down into the soil and have rooted, poor man’s root grafts.
Any ideas appreciated.