If you can't bend it, then bring a bit of foiliage down in front of it to obscure it a little bit If you can't fix it, hide itSammy D wrote:still have the that obvious fault in the the middle but hey too late to bend now. Only a beginner so bending old obvious faults is hard for me without snapping the branch. Maybe in years to come
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Just an update. Been a while so gave it a trim. Needs some more growth on the left side but getting there.
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For a beginner. Your on the right track. Well done. Looks like you have the eye.
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Bit of an update
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The tree looks great, well done
And a good progression thread.
And a good progression thread.
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What a great Result. Nice tree
Congratulations.
ps also you are lucky to get away with making a mess like that on the floor and chair! I woud get in the deep if I did that!
Ken
Congratulations.
ps also you are lucky to get away with making a mess like that on the floor and chair! I woud get in the deep if I did that!
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Update but not much change.
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Hey Sammy,Sammy D wrote:Update but not much change.
You needed to take that last pic with your beautiful smiling daughter beside the tree - then you would notice the real change!
A multi-progression thread to cherish.
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Great tree in such a short time. Are you considering softening the edges of the pads as part of ongoing maintenance?
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