Splitting a trunk

[Craig]

All,,a while ago i posted a tree for ID, viewtopic.php?f=134&t=5586 ,

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still not sure what it is but after planting in the ground this season, and thinking about it for quite some time, i decided to take action .The long trunk was the issue, i could of reduced the height but i like the old bark the trunk has, so,, after taking inspiration from other trees i've seen recently,

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Starting to look better already

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I ran out of inner tube so i'll finish that soon, then add a whole heap of thick wire and get a little movement happening.. I'll probably reduce the overall height in time aswell

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so this trees journey begins,,,regards Craig

[nealweb]

Wow, that looks really great. What a transformation, I really like it. It does look like a good old Peppy tree but with particularly rugged bark. So if you have little white ball flowers and woody nuts, if it gives you hayfever and has reddish and very attractive new growth it may be a peppy. I dunno Nice looking bonsai whatever it may be

[lennard]

Very interesting solution to the problem .

Did you seal the wounds?

Lennard

[Craig]

Hi Neal,Lennard, i haven't seen flowers yet, maybe oneday.
No cut paste on the wound Lennard as it will get carved out so you don't see a flat blade cut down the trunk. If nothing else this exercise is good practise for me . Cheers Guys ,Craig

[Petra]

Interesting Craig,
you have given me an idea there. I have a tree thats been cut straight across to reduce its height. Other than carving it out i wondered what else i can do with it. Looks like i may split it 4 ways now, see what happens.

[boom64]

Hi Craig ,
Nice work ,thanks for sharing . I pressume that this process can be done with any type of tree ?
Looks like another project on the horizon
Cheers John .

[Craig]

Interesting Craig,
you have given me an idea there. I have a tree thats been cut straight across to reduce its height. Other than carving it out i wondered what else i can do with it. Looks like i may split it 4 ways now, see what happens.

Thanks Petra, i'd be keen to see what you end up with

Nice work ,thanks for sharing . I pressume that this process can be done with any type of tree ?
Looks like another project on the horizon

Boom, i dont know about all trees, but anything is possible
Thanks,,, Craig

[Craig]

, about a month or so ago i trimmed all the foliage back on this tree and now it's starting to backbud nicely. The cambium along the split is growing strong aswell. I have changed the angles of the 2 trunks pretty well so far and plan to grow in a weeping style. When spring arrives it's going to go nuts with new growth so i'll get an idea of branching then. The left trunk twists towards the front and the right trunk is to the rear,can't really see that in the pics.Still along way to go but I think the trunk isn't so boring now

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[Bougy Fan]

Very interesting Craig - did you use a sabre saw to split it ?


Tony

[Craig]

Very interesting Craig - did you use a sabre saw to split it ?


Tony

Hi Tony, yep straight down the guts with a recip saw, rough and ready..

[Craig]

It's been about 7 mths now and getting some branching going at last looking better than when i first posted

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[Dario]

Very interesting Craig!
Did you get a positive ID on it yet?
Also, what is the total height of it please?
Cheers, Dario.

[Craig]

Very interesting Craig!
Did you get a positive ID on it yet?
Also, what is the total height of it please?
Cheers, Dario.

Maybe,

Most likely Agonis, sub species unknow at this stage,

it is 800mm high Dario, cheers mate