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Hi Chris,

Yup, the new leader will be left to grow pretty much unhindered to develop the required girth to restore the taper. The old apex was just cut off. There wasn't actually all that much there, as I'd already removed some of the apex back in spring 2006 if I remember. Unfortunately there were so many bumps and lumps up the trunk that gave bad taper from various angles, I opted for this trunk chop to start again from scratch and remove all those problems once and for all.

I tried, unsuccessfully, to airlayer the tree last year too and to date, the roots remain in the same butt ugly state that they were in, in the inital pictures. Airlayering has been the plan all along but, I will probably now postpone airlayering the tree until the new leader has attained its desired thickness, otherwise I'll only be slowing this process down waiting for the roots to develop again.

All the best,

Aaron

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9-May-2007	#14
Aaron_K bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Mar-2004 Country: England USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 2-3 Posts: 1,477	Hi Chris, Yup, the new leader will be left to grow pretty much unhindered to develop the required girth to restore the taper. The old apex was just cut off. There wasn't actually all that much there, as I'd already removed some of the apex back in spring 2006 if I remember. Unfortunately there were so many bumps and lumps up the trunk that gave bad taper from various angles, I opted for this trunk chop to start again from scratch and remove all those problems once and for all. I tried, unsuccessfully, to airlayer the tree last year too and to date, the roots remain in the same butt ugly state that they were in, in the inital pictures. Airlayering has been the plan all along but, I will probably now postpone airlayering the tree until the new leader has attained its desired thickness, otherwise I'll only be slowing this process down waiting for the roots to develop again. All the best, Aaron __________________ Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Muriel Strode Vulpes pilum mutat, non mores! "A fox may change its skin but never its character"