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Remove the trees from their bags or pots and trim
Figure 1 Select the main trunk
Figure 2 Secure the second trunk
with two brass screws
Figure 4 Add the fourth tree
Figure 6 Add the sixth tree
Figure 8 Add the eighth tree Figure 9 Add the ninth tree
Figure 10 Select a shallow pot
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the roots. Arrange them and tie together with rope or
brass screws.
Leave several central trunks to form the future main
trunk. Bend the remaining trunks outward to create
the elbows and daughter trunks taking care to create
natural looking angles and bends. Use thinner trunks
and branches at the back to create a sense of depth
and perspective.
Use the remaining trees to represent a second circle
of trunks. Tie them to the original trunks to create
realistic looking "elbows," making sure that they slant
outwards at an angle between 90 to 120 degrees.
Make sure you have an abundance of tie wires se-
cured throughout the pot as all the side branches must
be tied down at the "elbows." A steel grid or screen
with 20 to 30 mm spacing secured to the bottom of the
container can be very helpful. Use a cotton based rope
Figure 3 Add the third tree. Make sure all or plastic cable ties to tie trunks and branches together
the trunks are tightly secured before you in places where you want them to fuse.
proceed to the next step Secondary and tertiary daughter trunks and
branches must face upwards and outwards and radi-
ate evenly around the main trunk.
Place "elbows" with uneven distances between each
other. The different trunks should form a unified can-
opy without being too symmetrical or even. Leave
enough open spaces to create interest and variety.
Single Trunk Wonderboom planting
Figure 5 Add the fifth tree
The Wonderboom style is also known as the elbow
style. This particular growth habit of branches droop-
ing to the ground forming "elbows," can be used to
create a number of different designs. All the styles that
have a strong sense of directional movement provide
an opportunity to incorporate "elbows"—often creat-
ing the main focal point of a planting.
One side branch (main branch) droops to the
Figure 7 Add the seventh tree ground, takes root and forms the typical "elbow." A
secondary trunk develops from here. The movement
of the main trunk, side branch forming the "elbow"
and daughter trunk should be in the same direction.
This complimentary movement of trunks and branch-
es will create a feeling of harmony and pays respect
to gravitational forces. The two canopies must appear
separate, but still form a balanced unit in the design.
Figure 11 Secure all the “elbows” with anchoring
wires to keep them just under ground level
Partially cover the soil surface with moss.