This was a recent purchased from a Nursery.It was ground grown and pre trained in trunk movement and Narebri .With the tree re-potted and settled i gave it a severe trim to encourage back budding .I know these are a little difficult when it comes to back budding , hence the trimming now should stimulate growth further back along the branches .Wiring has been done and it will now be grown on for next season.
This was collected a couple of years back , 
when a bulldozer pushed a fire break in a plantation covered in Desert Ash .Basically a split trunk with little or no root ball to speak ofInspired by this Mangrove growing on Long Island QLD
i decided to carve The Phantoms Cave .
Whithout thinking ahead i carved the basics and then removed the bark .
This was to prove a mistake as it didn’t allow for the thickness of the bark and the final finish was less than impressive , however i’m still quite happy with the end result. I trimmed the apex back down to the 2 lower branches for an intermediate style , this will alter as the new growth appears . A quick repot and added moss and rocks for a finished look .
Now to wait for the new spring growth as this will determine the final outlook .Cheers
