Big ugly gets a haircut

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Minimyagi
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Re: Big ugly gets a haircut

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needs reducing
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Re: Big ugly gets a haircut

Post by Andrew F »

bodhidharma wrote:I believe there is a tree in there :tu: I would be cutting it back to the first shoot with a nice cut, not a hack off, get rid of the crossovers or move them and start styling it into a Savannah style tropical forest setting. It would have to be long, low and lush. Time to bring out your imagination.
Gday Bodhi,

Only noticed your post today sorry mate.

The forest setting sounds like a great idea and is a step forward to doing something with this. The haircut was just to see what was underneath it all. Iv got a few ideas but itll have to wait till after winter.

Thanks.
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