I entered it into the Ryuga styling comp more to motivate me to keep working on it and keep learning.
Enough talk here it is.
Collected for free-already dug out. It was separated from its mum.
It was left to recover for a few months before any work commenced.
It lost it's leaves-probably a mixture of shock and frost, but it then grew like mad. Back budded everywhere, the top was shipped and new leader selected.oh and the whole thing was wired.
Through summer fed and defoliated a number of times-it even flowered!
Before defoliation
After.
Final images:
Big flat scar was carved/softened.
Where too next-well it needs work on nebari-it was full of curl grubs when I repotted so that will wait until spring perhaps. The scars that don't continue to heal over will get some attention with the dremel.
It will also be cut back to promote ramification and more branches.
This has been my first real "project" starting with nothing and making "something"
Keen to hear people thoughts, good, bad or indifferent!
