Training ideas for Boug stump

[kvan64]

I have posted this collected Boug before. Now it's in leaves. The thing is the branches are not exactly where I thought/wanted them to be or at least not all of them in the right place. I see the need to reduce some branches or wire them in place. Any suggestion would be appreciated.

[bonzaidog]

Hi Kvan...Just a few q's that I'd reckon will help with some feedback are..how big is it/what sort of finished size do you envisage,is this the proposed front of the tree or can you send pics of other angles,does it have any nebari to speak of,etc...other than that,the trunk has some good movement,try and get some branching on outside of the curves(they generally bud back all over the place,just keep misting the trunk)and develop a bit more taper up top,by pulling a new leader up from slightly lower down...other than that I'm sure you'll get a lot more ideas from other members...Regs ...Dog

[Jamie]

going great guns DK any chance you could show us a pic from the stump to now, kinda like a side by side, it will help us out a bit aswell. but i think if ya keep letting it grow out for now you will be cool. wire any branches that are in the right spot on the trunk now before they get to brittle and snap if ya go to do it later then as it is growing out you should get more options of where the branching and apex can be that stump has some great movement, did you collect it? it has wicked movement if that is natural

like dog said where and what do you envisage this tree to be? i can obviously see it will be an informal upright but are you thinking broad canopy or pad like structure? when it comes into colour do you want it to look like a full tree of colour or just on pads? these are some things you need to think about

jamie

[kvan64]

Here is my original post of this boug.
viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2247
I'd like it to be an informal up right. The nabari is OK I guess but there aren't any big roots as they were cut clean when I dug it up. The curves are in deed natural. You have done a virt on this one before jamie. Just that the some newly developed branches died back and the ones that are left not on the right spots.
Edit: The base is 20cm but the actual trunk above the base is only around 12cm in diameter.