Karydas

Thank you. I had not thought of ground layering to improve the roots. I've never done that, only air layering (once). I'll have to read up on it but I'm willing to try anything; the tree is so bad as is, I don't think I can make it worse. Would you cut it back at the same time to encourage budding lower down ? I think it would have to be cut substantially for budding to happen. Initially I cut back more than 50% of the foliage at the top because the lower branches were sparse and the upper were a massive tangle of twigs, and it was even taller than it is now. It responded with more growth on the lower branch, and more growth on top, but nothing new lower down. I need to get it out of the pot and into a box to speed things up. Thanks again!

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Pamela