stevehtx

I believe that may be a solution to your problem. Since the trunk of the tree is now pointing straight up, incline it one way or the other - to 10 o'clock or 2 o'clock - in order to move the eye some other way than vertical. This should put your branches in a position where they can be used to create better foliage pads than where they are right now. I'm sorry I don't have the capacity to do a virtual cause I can see it in my brain. I think with some manipulation in this fashion you will find a really beautiful tree hidden in there. I guess I'd like to see that you exhaust all your possibilities with this tree as it stands before air layering it.

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Steve Delaune
Houston, Texas