Carmona - 2007 to 2013 progression

Hello guys, this a carmona that I've been working since 2005.

There's the photos from 2005 until today when i've done some work on it.

In october 2005:


This is from january 2008 after a hard prunning


In April 2008, the growth and thread graft.








In January 2013 after defoliating:

Front:


Back:



After prunnig and wiring.
Note that the front had also changed.



Size reference


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Feel free to share your opinion, i'm looking foward to improve it.

Kind Regards

Great job up to now
Didn't look like much in the beginning, but obviously you saw potential, and what you saw was good!

Much better image with the reduction in height.

It is turning into a pine tree.
IMHO, cut it back and design it into a tropical tree. You can start up to the third branch.


regards,
jun

Jun,

it may be the ugly bend he is trying to deal with, that is causing the pine effect?
Might just be better to bite the bullet and cut it off, regrowing a new top?
Stay Well.
Khaimraj

Khaimraj Seepersad wrote:Jun,

it may be the ugly bend he is trying to deal with, that is causing the pine effect?
Might just be better to bite the bullet and cut it off, regrowing a new top?
Stay Well.
Khaimraj

It has a straight initial/base trunk typical to fukien tea. then an upper "s curve" It wont fit the final design I think. There should be continous flow of design from bottom to top. That is why I suggested to cut it back more right after the third (or fourth) branch and start a new apex from that point, with ramification suitable for a tropical tree. That way the S curve won't be too obvious.
Well, That is just my opinion.

regards,
jun