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Old 21-Aug-2007   #8
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You need to find a smaller tree in this one. Notice the trunk line to the first fork, follow it to the left to the next fork, then right again. You can fairly easily turn this into a nice informal upright if you will graft new branches at opportune points, then reduce the tree when they begin to get strong. You could even go shorter than that by using a graft to form a new apex about halfway up from that first bend I mentioned.

I'd diagram it for you but your photos are too large to upload to this system.
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