wouterotten

Dear Will,

This oak is only in training since 2003. I originally typed 1993, but this was a mistake.

Thank you so much for your advice. I think your suggestion to let the main leader grow out to thicken the part above the original trunk chop is an excellent one. Think I’ll do that.

The nebari are pretty lousy for the moment. Actually, there’s only one superficial root visible on the left hand side(see attachment). When I started this tree I was unaware of the importance of nebari. I regret I was that ignorant at the time, because now I have many trees with bad nebari. One day I will lower the surface of the ground to see if I can find more interesting nebari beneath the visible one. I hope I’m lucky. Otherwise I might consider grafting roots, or layering.

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