first time at carving

[BirchMan]

Looks awesome Astro, should look great in flower.

[Jamie]

coming along sweet champ!

these are a lot stronger growers than I thought, I was under the impression they were a slower grower than this or is yours just a freak?

very nice!

[astroboy76]

no idea mate. this tree has just gone berserk with growth. took everything i had to slow it down as the internode length was getting to large. but every time i cut it it just grew faster and stronger so in the end i let it go then gave a light prune at the start of autumn. it seems the more brutal i am with this tree the more it tries to grow. ideally i want to wait until spring to see which buds pop. at the moment each branch has buds that are starting to swell a little as well as a crap load of flowering spurs. if it throws out some growth in the right spots i want to give it a hard chop and try and work on it a little more easily. if it grows liek last spring im in trouble hehe

[Pandu]

Looks stunning! Have you got any close ups of the trunk. Keen on learning doing something similar
What month would you consider attempting a carving? And what species?
Look forward to more pictures!!
Cheers
Pandu