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| Pyracantha as purchased - January 2019 |
I shouldn't really be buying more trees, but my only Pyracantha died about a year ago, so I couldn't resist the temptation to replace it.
I was pretty sure I knew what I needed to do with this one, but I took it to a workshop on Saturday in the vain hope that I'd be told my plans were too drastic.
No such luck. It was never going to work as a twin trunk because one trunk had lots of movement while the other was dead straight.
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| Close-up showing two unmatched trunks |
The straight one had to go. Two cuts and I was done.
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| January 2019 - after pruning |
I was really sad to see all the berries go into the trash can, but sometimes the art of bonsai requires sacrifices.
Now I'll let the tree grow for a while before deciding on the next step. Perhaps in time I'll cut it even shorter.
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