Large Privet

[kcpoole]

I thought i might start a thread so I can keep track of the big privet I potted up today.
any comments / suggestions accepted.

My proposal is to create a Mother - Daughter tree ( although Nat reckons it should be a Daddy - Daughter as we created it not Mum )
The main trunk I woud like to bend to the right slightly where the first tapering happens. Maybe need a really big bar to achieve it.
Whaddya think is it worth it to try?

The Rear trunk I have not cut off as think i might carve it to give the impressoin of and old trunk that was broken off, and the tree then regrew from the base.
Thoughts?
Ken

[jarryd]

nice stock. its good to know that it will only take a yr or two to have nice full foliage pads aswell.

it has lots of roots so come spring it will be already bushy

[kcpoole]

Thanks Jarryd that is what I am hoping to happen

2 years for the scars to atrt to heal and branches / Foliage to develop

[kcpoole]

Well I decided that this needed some work now that I have some carving tools

I Repotted about 6 months ago and found the tall Trunk had died, and there are no roots on that side at all. As a result a major rethink was required

the original trunk I had cut off was now going to be the front and I would cut off the complete dead section and carve it out. This would be the new back side

The "Daughter will still be so, but the Father would be now much smaller.

the tree was repotted into a smaller Poly box now it would fit and Ready to grow on for another year. It was potted with the left deeper in the pot to lower that side to make a better twin trunk out of it as the left trunk was too tall and I wanted to keep the bend in it.

During the carving I broke off a small branch on the top right of the trunk that now needs to regrow as this will become the new leader. Being Privet, I should have on next week

Comments and suggestions welcome and I will update as time progresses

ken

[hugh grant]

There's some interesting taper happening on it now seen from the front after the carving job.
I like were this one is headed.

Hugh

[bodhidharma]

I, also look forward to this ones progress. A beauty trunk ken. Couldnt figure out how i missed it. But was O.S on posting.

[Steven]

Nothing like finding the smallest tree within hey Ken. If nothing else it makes it much more manageable to move

It's progressing well and I look forwards to seeing it with a new apex and foliage pads.

Regards,
Steven