
a bargain or a burden
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a bargain or a burden
picked up this cedar a short while back for the princely sum of $10
is this trunk split
I'd like to get it into a crescent pot one day, for now i think ill just sit and stare at it
along with a few unremarkable pencil thick examples that im going to play around with extreme angle bending, something i'll put up later. - i liked the way this one flowed and some nice lumpy root structure
downside (or challenge) 
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Re: a bargain or a burden
Definitely a bargain, A few years growing to do but enjoy the vision of it in its crescent pot one day. 

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- Haydenmc
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Re: a bargain or a burden
i've got limited experience with any evergreens. if I just cut out that big V split I dont like will it heal over - eventually, or should i be looking more at taking one off and leaving the other as a long term sacrifice?
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Re: a bargain or a burden
I would be getting stuck into it now. It needs sorting out and will make a lovely semi cascade. They are slow to set into place so sorting out the style and wiring it into place would be my priority.
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Re: a bargain or a burden
thats this weekends spare time taken then. That golden cedar in the progression thread was the reason i grabbed this one, i think ill just chop and get wiring, as it doesnt appear to be quite ready to throw new growth yet - im in no rush with it, so if i get a little sap leakage and some slow progress over the next few years not such a big issue