I've had this little baby since summer, bought as a "mediterranean plant". When I got it, it was almost dead - and there's still a bit of cleaning up to do where the dead wood was...
The only shape I could imagine for this one was some type of broom style. Where the trunk forks out there where initially a LOT of branches, probably about ten of them, shooting straight up. Since then, I've managed to thin it out considerably and bend the branches outwards. I also put it in a soil mix containing only a specific brand of kitty litter made of some type of fired clay/volcanic material.
The plant grows like it's on steroids. After heavy prunings, new shoots pops out all over the place in a week or even less...
Now, having introduced my tree, I would love to hear if I've gone too far with the trimming and bending or if this might indeed take on a broom style eventually...
The problem is that I've taken away most of the up and down-growing shoots, causing the branches to fork horizontally. You might see what I mean from the photos... This, I'm afraid, could make it hard to form the tree into a broom-style, right?
Any points, advice or ideas are welcome! Oh, please note that this tree has only been "trained" (if you can call my abuse training) for about 6 months.
