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Post  BobbyLane Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:05 am

Yew im working on, its been sitting in the unwanted section of a garden centre since the spring with no price tag, i was told to come back when the manager was there, on my last visit she was there and let me have it for £5.
Its pretty healthy, lots of woody branches, she borrowed me a set of loppers and i chopped it and gave it a quick prune, i could see something in it straightaway.
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I gave it another light prune to shape and the front of the tree is already obvious and inviting.
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Its actually a twin trunk, with a third chunk under soil level chopped off long ago.
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After some thought, the tree is extremely well established, there are roots all over the surface and out the drainage holes, i removed some superfluous roots only to find the upper layer teaming with more roots.
Ive decided to style it like an ancient Yew that was split down the middle by a lightening strike or a heavy branch breaking away and the inside of the trunk becoming fragmented and rotting as a result, this is what happens to some of the oldest Yew trees in England.
I dont see it as a twin trunk anymore but as a trunk that was split.
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The tree is currently being kept out of the rain on my balcony, Yews dont like to be wet in winter and the soil its in is very heavy.
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Post  AlainK Sun Jan 17, 2016 12:23 pm

BobbyLane wrote: (...) Yews dont like to be wet in winter and the soil its in is very heavy.

I didn't know that, that may explain why a beautiful one I had didn't make it through a particularly wet winter.

Nice project.
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Post  Thomas Urban Sun Jan 17, 2016 6:50 pm

Sweet idea! I am curious to see the progression and I like the carving you did on it.
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Post  BobbyLane Mon Jan 18, 2016 1:40 pm

Cheers guys, I will update later in the season, along with my other projects ive posted....
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Post  BobbyLane Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:32 pm

A little update,

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Post  Jesse Sat Oct 22, 2016 1:56 am

Wow, this has come a long way. Thanks for the effort of sharing its development.
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