Texas Ebony (Re)styling Question
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Texas Ebony (Re)styling Question
One of my favorite trees is this Texas ebony. Over the last ten years, it has suffered dieback of both its back branch and its second branch, leaving a very lopsided profile. To restore balance in this tree, it seems like I have three options: (1) hope that the adventitious bud shown in the closeup photo has a growth spurt strong enough to become a realistic looking branch (2) graft a branch to this same area of the trunk or (3) do an air layer that will result in a shorter trunk. I'm good at hoping and waiting, not very good at grafting and have never air layered a Texas ebony of this size (2.5" in diameter at the base). Can anyone give me any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Tim Ahlen
Dallas TX
Zone 8b
![Texas Ebony (Re)styling Question Img_4511](https://i.servimg.com/u/f84/14/06/45/18/img_4511.jpg)
![Texas Ebony (Re)styling Question Img_4510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f84/14/06/45/18/img_4510.jpg)
If I airlayer the trunk, shortening it by 1-1 1/2 inches, here are some virtuals of what it might look like.
![Texas Ebony (Re)styling Question Texas_10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f84/14/06/45/18/texas_10.jpg)
![Texas Ebony (Re)styling Question Texas_11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f84/14/06/45/18/texas_11.jpg)
Tim Ahlen
Dallas TX
Zone 8b
![Texas Ebony (Re)styling Question Img_4511](https://i.servimg.com/u/f84/14/06/45/18/img_4511.jpg)
![Texas Ebony (Re)styling Question Img_4510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f84/14/06/45/18/img_4510.jpg)
If I airlayer the trunk, shortening it by 1-1 1/2 inches, here are some virtuals of what it might look like.
![Texas Ebony (Re)styling Question Texas_10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f84/14/06/45/18/texas_10.jpg)
![Texas Ebony (Re)styling Question Texas_11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f84/14/06/45/18/texas_11.jpg)
Last edited by timahlen on Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:40 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Added some virtuals that suggest what the trees might look like with a shorter trunk.)
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