Been lurking here for years soaking up info and making the occasional post, figured it was about time to post some actual content.
This is actually the first tree I got and the beginning of the addiction. I jumped in over eager, straight into the deep end and went and dug myself a tree. I left the site with just a stump, barely any roots and a huge amount of excitement. Somehow it survived and I spent a fair bit of time wondering what to do next, eventually I decided to bury the stump and attempt a forest from the strongest shoots... I cant find any photos prior so I'll start the progression a little after this point.
Jan 2012:
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/213nsa5l.jpg)
After a year or two of attempting a forest I wasn't happy with how it was progressing and decided on a drastic change. I removed all but the center trunk in the above photo and cut that back to the first branch to focus on only a single tree. 2 years of development later...
Jun 2014:
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/SgZyCfSl.jpg)
Dec 2014:
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/FK2asxVl.jpg)
Jun 2015:
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/su3ZOuuh.jpg)
Jan 2017:
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/k6lwsWth.jpg)
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/FMyuRO5h.jpg)
Got a bit of a trim last week to redirect some energy but mostly letting it run wild to thicken some of the newer branches up
May 2017:
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/ImoKGRuh.jpg)
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/4kuhFbAh.jpg)
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/FxrbXOBl.jpg)