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want sunlight to hit the bottom branches so they will
remain low and alive. So the leaders were removed and
the branches opened up.
Trees grow. Keeping the proportions of the design
was problematic. Removing the center from a whorl
of needles slowed the changes, and pinching back the that I attempted a change of soil. The fine roots did not Top left; Before trimming,
November 1, 2008
other needles helped retain the design if not the size. crowd one another. Even roots above ground thicken Middle left; After trimming,
As the foliage turns brown when scissors cut across very little, but most of the nutrients in the soil had long November 2, 2008
several of the fine scales, pulling out the tip of the ago been washed out and larger particles weathered Top right; Leaders on Torulosa
needle works better because fewer scales are dam- into smaller particles. saikei
aged. Until I get the Torulosa saikei ready for show There was no way I was going to remove the trees in- Middle right; Trenched, wedged
again, the trees will continue to grow. The round-top dividually and change soil. That would have made it and cleaned, 2011
design will stay. very difficult, if not impossible, to keep exactly the Bottom left; Muck wall and
The saikei needed fresh soil. The trees had been same composition. The way I changed soil was a com- fresh soil replaced, 2011
trimmed on a regular basis, but it was not until 2011 bination of three techniques. Trenching around the Bottom right; May 30, 2011

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