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Designing a deciduous tree 107

Plan your design

1 Examine the tree from
all angles to choose the
front view. Most deciduous
trees have three points that
are almost impossible to Branches are
evenly spaced
correct: the nebari, the shape
at alternate
or movement in the lower points along
trunk, and the position of the trunk and
the branches. The best front thinner at the
top of the tree
and design will balance all
these factors.

Branches coming from the
same node or very close to
each other can be reduced
down to the best placed and
most interesting shoots. Try
covering the branches in turn
to see how the tree looks—
once a branch has been cut
off, it cannot be replaced.

Mark the front of the tree
when you have found the best
trunk line and decided which 1
branches to remove.

Removing this
branch creates a
light and elegant
effect, and gives
scope to enhance
the branches
that remain

In the ideal nebari,
roots flare evenly Lower trunk
on all sides with no looks interesting
gaps, crossing roots, but is not too
or dominant root exaggerated

Marker shows
the new front