Liquidambar work

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Liquidambar work

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This is a L. s. ''Jennifer Carroll'' Not dwarf but a compact growing variety. Supposedly selected in Australia?
This one was grown from a root cutting and planted in the ground for a couple of years. Probably about 15 or 18 years old.
I defoliate at least once/year, sometimes twice.

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It gets a good mix of colours which I personally prefer Liquidambars to have rather than all red.
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The leaves have the potential to reduce quite a lot!...
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After cutting the leaves off...
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The apex of the tree (marked with the arrow) poses a BIG problem. It is situated way too forward. Completely unusable as it is.
A new apex is needed and this part I had to keep as a front branch...
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But it could not be moved and was too heavy so I carved the crap out of it..
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..And used 2 guy wires to pull it back and up.....
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That was the hard part. I'll spare you the other details which are pretty self-explanatory..
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This tree should end up about 1/3 of it's current height higher, but will take another <>20 years to get there. Work for someone else....
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