Larger crepe myrtle with some carving work.

Earlier this year, i bought this tree from a local nursery. I have no idea what variety it is, but I know that it is a very good grower. I think it's at the stage where I can start working on ramification next year. The leaves are a bit on the larger side, but I hope they'll probably reduce a bit.





I had to do some serious carving work to remove a few ugly stubs and blocks of wood. I think the lower branch probably needs to be bent up a bit. Maybe thickened as well. Also, I'm unsure of what angle to choose as the front. What do you guys think?

It appears to me, that the top half and bottom half of this tree are two different trees. I was thinking about making an air layer directly below the lowest branch. Perhaps I'll angle it, so that the tree will be at an angle. What do you think.

Yes. My first thought was that the tree is too tall. Rather than layer it, though, I'd thought only of shortening it by at least 1/3, probably a bit more. The pieces all would make cuttings -- if done next spring.