Collected Hawthorn History

my nellie said:
Mr. Van Fleet, I have just read your post "The cycle continues" at your blog.
From all the comments of Mrs. Kathy and Mr. Boon you have listed, there is one which I cannot understand quite well. It is Mrs. Kathy's # 4 : "•Edge of stand, edge of pot, and upper branches show too much repetition."
Could you kindly clarify this for me?
Thank you!
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She was referring to those threes areas as all having a similar shape, size, and texture; too much predictable repetition.
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Her suggestion was to change the stand to a more ornate one to compliment the detail of the leaves, and a pot with a less-rounded rim. She was ok with the branches all being similar in size because it's what deciduous trees do, but obscure them a bit more at different levels so they weren't all visible at the same height.

Removing the heavy branches in 2014 was correcting where I didn't cut back hard enough in 2005...and at the time, it seemed like a really bold move (post 4 here). Turns out, I didn't cut hard enough.
 
Brian Van Fleet said:
Removing the heavy branches in 2014 was correcting where I didn't cut back hard enough in 2005...and at the time, it seemed like a really bold move (post 4 here).
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Which also serves as good advice for us all. However, it is difficult to foresee what a tree could be, if ...

Might the moral be something like 'CUT IT! Never keep more than two nodes'?
 
It's been about 2.5 years since it was at its "peak", and is about halfway back. The right side needs work; hopefully the thread-graft will take off, but overall not bad progress after removing almost 1/3 of the tree's major branches.

Before it's Easter Haircut:
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After:
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Sorry....

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Some yellow fall color, it appears, but it’s still early for this one. Usually it doesn’t hit peak until December.
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The twigginess is starting to return after some major work in 2014 following its appearance in the National Show. It still has a few issues to resolve before I’ll be satisfied. The upper right branch sticking out pole-straight at a 45 degree angle is a bit bothersome, and a few branches in the crown that are bent downward to fill in space that need to be replaced with new ones. It also has a thread graft that is slow to go, but I’ll leave it attached until it has no choice but to work!

And I’ve been liking the back as much as the front in recent months...
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Dav4 said:
Fantastic fall color! I agree with Judy that, despite that awesome bark, the muscling and great root spread of the existing front are hard to beat. Let's see some naked shots from both sides after the leaves fall.
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With a little work, the base could be as good on the back...
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A beauty with a nice backside. If you turn it, it will have a nice back too...
 
Great colors, beautiful tree. My Hawthorne always produces reliable fall colors despite my socal climate.
 
Love this tree! I am very excited and interested to see how you handle a few of those bigger branches in the crown.
 
Oh, the newest picture bought me inside a fairy tale, the blue pot looks fantastic with fall colours.
 
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