Czech Yamadori

The picture below has been taken in 2018.  Happy days... On this picture you can see the thread graft - on the left side of the trunk.   I was quite optimistic that it is on a good way to make it and that it can be separated  later that year.   Reality? You can see the remains of it on the picture taken in early October 2019.   Bad luck or doing something badly? As you can see I have left this year growth untouched.  Till the early November to be precise... Then a short visit in the barber shop and another meeting with my Dremel.   But that was just a fine tuning. No dramatic change. November 2019 I have left the low branch on the right side in place.  Not sure if I will keep it in the future design.  Height: close to 50 cm

Height: 17 cm Pot: unknown The size of the pot and the position of the tree is based on the current state of the roots.   I hope it has improved from last check and we will see next spring...

Blackthorns do not produce great autumn colours.  At least in my garden... But it seems this autumn could be a bit special.  For sure for this small one.  The blackthorn has been allowed to grow without any restriction this year - just to support the air layer.  I will keep the branches  as they are till there are any working leaves.  Then I will shorten them a bit somewhere around the beginning of Nov, I guess.  Ahh, nearly forgot about the long branch on the right side.   It was there just to help to improve the reverse taper.  The job has been done ( nearly ) but I feel like keeping it in place and adjust the rest of the tree accordingly. Height: 27 cm from the rim of the pot  (as  expected after the trimming ) Pot:  Training

To find a blackthorn with a good potential in this country it does take time.  Or one must have been kissed by Fortuna.  Or to move to UK perhaps? Well, I think I am somewhere  in the middle between the first two ones.   Spending hours on my knees and being lucky to find the right spots. 2013  2018 Current height: 48 cm ( end of trunk ) The initial plan was to build  some kind of literati.  Nevertheless right now we are on the way to something close to a common plum  Prunus domestica ssp domestica.     At least in terms of the outline of the crown but not that busy inside.  We will see...