• Thursday, April 21st, 2005
April 2005 – Some areas have filled in since last year. I shortened the right bottom branch to help center the tree over the trunk. It look more balanced this way. I defoliated the tree about a month ago, so the leave are a bit smaller than they will be and the tree will be more filled in that it is now.
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• Thursday, April 21st, 2005
April 2005 – Each year I find that I have to cut back the new growth to promote growth for the next year. You can see how the new foliage comes in a bit green.
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• Thursday, April 21st, 2005
Some set backs this year. During last years hurricanes this tree did not get watered for two days because of the power being out. By the time I realized it the damage was done. I wasn’t sure of how much, if not the whole tree was lost. Well it did survive but lost two major branches. The first is on the right side from right next to the jin. The second is the middle left where the big gap now exists. Good news is that the tree has already budded out new growth for the two areas and should fill in nicely this year. It’s a substantial set back because those branches were beginning to develop nicely, but I’m just happy to have the tree healthy and alive. April 2005
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• Friday, January 21st, 2005
This tree has come a long way in only one year. However the clip and grow method doesn’t always make it look that way. Many of the new branches were growing either too straight or upward and were un usable. So I removed many and shortened the rest. Most importantly is that I was able to get it into this beautiful Japanese pot. Just look how much bigger the trunk looks in a smaller pot. January 2005
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