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20-Mar-2003
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Wow! Walter,
That European Field Maple is amazing! Can you give us some idea of the major work you did on it? How tall did you let it grow before cutting it back? Did you do any major trunk chops or did you keep it near its present height throughout its training? Thanks for any help. I'd love to have a tree like that.
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20-Mar-2003
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This is a closeup of the still remaining old stump.
The history goes back to the seventies. At a large parking lot field maples wer planted as landscape trees. After several years for some reason one foot of soil was put around the tres. As a consequence the trees threw new roots one foot above their old surface rootage, they airlaiered themselves. At the beginning of the nineties I heard that the whole area was going to be renovated. I rescued one tree which I thought was pretty good material. It was four feet high. I took a saw and cut under the point wher it had airlayered itself. At home I found the roots a bit small for the big trunk. At night I had the idea that there must have been much better surface rootage down at the old nebari. It suddenly occured to me that this could be the basis od an enormous clump. I went back the next day and dug out the old roots. I then cut the stump flat with the ground and planted it into my growing field. The rest oyu can see from the pictures. Ironically the original large tree that I had collected died very soon afterwards. best regaersd Walter Pall |
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20-Mar-2003
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Wow what a find !!!
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20-Mar-2003
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Walter, I am in awe of the pictiorial records you keep of the work you do with your trees. Your before and afters add immeasurably to the interest of your work. Your trees are enormously impressive. Adding the records you keep of their progress clearly makes you one of the formost practitioners of this (or any other) age.
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20-Mar-2003
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Thanks Walter!
I have a much better idea of the process now. Just to let you know, I'm a huge fan of your work. I think the trees you show have a unique and special quality to them. I always feel inspired and awe struck when viewing your trees. I hope to be able to take the same approach with my trees. Thanks very much again for the help and inspiring pictures.
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