Wow Brian, your right they do have a similar shape. If any of my trees even slightly resemble Nick's that would be amazing. His trees are so inspiring to me. I must have read through his book 10 times.
Thanks alot Waltron, I think it could be a great tree some day. Although keep in mind a virtual is only a dream and actually pulling it off is a different story. I think Nick's tree is better
. The tree is really healthy though which is a good sign. Really nice though thanks Waltron, keep me posted on your shoreline huntin.
Ghues, thanks for this. I think you are making a really good point. I will play around with some other options. But maybe making it less formal and exposing more trunk and lean is good.
I'd be tempted to keep it a little shorter, and commit to the sweeping right movement by pulling in the foliage on the left. It frames the impressive base nicely. This is really a nice piece.
Just an update, tree is responding really well and quickly just being collected in spring 2016. Although I did some prep root work in 15'.
Good eye Waltron
Good question. I think making White Cedar look overly manicured would be quite an accomplishment because of the foliage. I actually want to style it to look like a wild tree but also manicure the foliage as much as I can. Any tips or suggestions welcome. I've done quite a bit of wiring already.
Ha! My wife named this one Gnarwhal so your on the right track.im just gonna throw this out there, go ahead and throw it right back if you don't like it, but I'm seeing a potential narwhal here. show stopper, maybe a nice icy blue pot. maybe its a green narwahl. maybe its a beeched narwahl laying in the bushes? maybe its haha im just kidding. kinda.
That is true they can take a lot of pruning. People with nice dense Cedar hedges prune them 3 or 4 times per year around here. You can tell a difference with the feel and look of a frond that will fall off in a few years and what part of the green will turn into a woody branch in the future, paying attention to that is important.
