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Wabi and Sabi student
Join Date: Apr-2005
Country: australia
Posts: 600
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Japanese Hornbeam with lots of deadwood,
I have been eager to take the cutters to this hornbeam since I got it 8 months ago. I couldn't hold myself away any longer. We are still a few months away from spring here. Not sure if I picked te best time?
There have been many big buds looking like opening since late summer early autum after many leaves were burnt from our extra hot summer sun. I have cut alot of these off with this pruning.
I have been thinking of going for a rather un-orthadox style with this tree.
I am thinking of training a branch that comes out the back and training it to wrap around the tree to the front. This I hope will give the impression that the tree has sent a branch in this manner to protect itself down low were all the deadwood is. I hope this will also give some body to the composition down low.
There is also a branch that pokes straight out at your eye. I have started to train this down. I want to use a bud at the base of this branch(as a new branch leader) to cross over the main trunk out to the left. In effect becoming the first branch on the left.
I think the main trunk should be reduced more. I think the hight of the trunk would be about the hight of the finished apex.
I am considering keeeping this in a similar sized pot when repotting in spring for branch development.
I am not good at virts. I hope you get the jist of what I mean.
Looking forward to any suggestions
Thanks
Brett
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