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Aaron,
I wish you had air layered this tree and kept most of its height. How do you plan to fix the difference in trunk girth above the chop? And how are the roots now? If they are still as they were, I would probably go ahead and air layer which will improve nebari and taper down there. Let the top grow all out of proportion (6 feet tall if you can) and chop back again once it's 3/4 the size of the lower part.

Oh, and what did you do with the upper part of the trunk? Did you try to root it?

9-May-2007	#13
bonsaikc Registered FedEx Sender Join Date: Jan-2004 Location: Ottawa, KS Country: USA USDA Zone: 5-6 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 1,726	Aaron, I wish you had air layered this tree and kept most of its height. How do you plan to fix the difference in trunk girth above the chop? And how are the roots now? If they are still as they were, I would probably go ahead and air layer which will improve nebari and taper down there. Let the top grow all out of proportion (6 feet tall if you can) and chop back again once it's 3/4 the size of the lower part. Oh, and what did you do with the upper part of the trunk? Did you try to root it? __________________ Sashi-no-eda.blogspot.com