[img]https://img157.imageshack.us/img157/9124/maple2ou.jpg[/img]
[img]https://img93.imageshack.us/img93/286/maple14wd.jpg[/img]
[img]https://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8621/maple31qg.jpg[/img]
This tree needs help. 3 feet up from the ground you can see that rot or wound . Theres only a 2.5 inch part of the tree that feeds the top.
As you can see theres a bottom tree that wants to take over.
Where or when should I cut the tree to let the new bottom takeover? The large root system should make it grow fast.
Ouch! That looks painful!
If you want it as a tree, you'll have to train a strong leader up using a support, and cut off other growth, but I think the remaining thick trunk at the bottom might look a bit strange. If it were mine, I'd cut it hark back almost to the ground, and grow it as a multistemmed tree.
If you want it as a tree, you'll have to train a strong leader up using a support, and cut off other growth, but I think the remaining thick trunk at the bottom might look a bit strange. If it were mine, I'd cut it hark back almost to the ground, and grow it as a multistemmed tree.