Viburnum #3

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Starting a specific thread to document this tree. I've posted it in other combination posts- please ignore. This tree has survived two years post collection, so I feel comfortable with logging ongoing styling. This thread will serve as an ongoing journal, as well as for input.

This Viburnum has some inverse taper issues around the two large scars on the trunk, and some messed up nebari. I'm trying to decide which front is the front.

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I’m still thinking the original front. The reverse taper around that wound is visible with both options, but I think the first masks it a bit more and draws the eye away. Thoughts?
 

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Still fighting that reverse taper and waiting for the leader to thicken. No budding occurred at the base, so I’m not holding out for a bud to speed up the taper process. I may just roll with it, as I don’t feel like losing the hollows for a low chop.
 
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