| A
decision was taken as to what the final hight of the tree would
be in the light of the available branches and the availability
of a young flexible branch which would be trained as the apex. |
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| The
tree was cut to the desired lenght and top branches pruned. |
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| We
decided that the top part of the tree would be jinned and so
the process of stripping the bark started by cutting around
the bark and stripping the bark slowly to expose the wood. |
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| With
the bark stripped the wood will be left to dry and will be treated
later with lime sulphate. |
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| More
pruning... |
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| When
it came to the lower branches it was difficult to decide which
ones would go and which ones would stay. A discussion ensued
covering the various options available... |
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| Some
more pruning... |
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| In
the end it was agreed that a decision on the branches to be
removed would be taken at a later stage after the necessary
wiring was made which would enable us to better see what the
branches would look like when wired down. |
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| After
Wireing... |
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