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Top left; March 2011, the pot
extension is removed to reveal
a much better structure.
Top right; After wiring.
Middle, upper left; June 2013
after the tree has grown for
2 years in a larger pot with
extension around the tree’s
base.
Middle, upper right; Two
months later the tree has been
pruned.
Bottom three photos; A year
later the tree is pruned,
wired and placed in a smaller
container. The overall shape
and taper is coming along
nicely.

After a year, the pot extension was removed and a
better proportioned structure was revealed. This was
indeed a happy moment, as the initial lack of taper was
on its way to being solved. Taking advantage of the
opportunity, I arranged the general profile of the tree,
placing branches into position and arranging roots
closer to the body of the tree. Terminal buds of branch-
es that needed to grow further were left intact. The tree
was left to grow freely, carefully monitoring growth.
After two seasons, the overall health of the tree was
balanced, the combined trees grew perfectly as a unit
and it was time to arrange the profile once again. To
this point, because the roots had already merged into
one, the pot extension was removed. After removing
it, a strong-buttressed trunk, reminiscent of life size

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