Advice about big scar on Pyracantha

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Re: Advice about big scar on Pyracantha

Post by Andrew Legg »

Ces, you're gonna hate me for this, but I'd cut those branches back hard and do more with them. That ooooooold trunk full of character, and then an bunch of straight featureless flat horizontal branches . . . . . . The two don't sing the same song mate. Think fairy tail trees. The Ent's from the Lord of the Ring. Those branches mush have some character. :imo:

Other than that, coming along nicely as the tree is obviously in good health!

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Re: Advice about big scar on Pyracantha

Post by Ces »

Hey Andrew,

I dont entirely disagree with you. Any chance of an image of what you had in mind?
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