32 year old Acer Rubrum

[just.wing.it]

I love this tree, great work.

 

[namnhi]

If you going to chop the apex lower to where Gabler suggested, that would mean you have to cut back all the lower branches for the tree to look proportional? That would mean most of your ramifications would have to be removed. Not so sure that is a good direction for this.

 

[Gabler]

If you going to chop the apex lower to where Gabler suggested, that would mean you have to cut back all the lower branches for the tree to look proportional? That would mean most of your ramifications would have to be removed. Not so sure that is a good direction for this.

This is Acer rubrum we're talking about. If you blink, the branches will outgrow the trunk. Regrowing the apex isn't a ridiculous idea if the end result is a better apex.

 

[namnhi]

This is Acer rubrum we're talking about. If you blink, the branches will outgrow the trunk. Regrowing the apex isn't a ridiculous idea if the end result is a better apex.

Am referring to all the lower branches that will need to move closer to the trunk for the tree to look good.

 

[ABCarve]

It really would. Any chance you want to start that? I love this tree and my questions basically all relate to this point.

Seems like one has already been started.

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Thread 'Tree bowing toward observer?'

Aug 28, 2016

Have heard this said that tree should be and agree however have one big question. Is whole or just upper trunk to bow forward? Is just apex bowing forward the standard? Is there actual written standard for this or just rule of thumb or spoken "soft" rule for this?

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