Back at the beginning of March I chopped back these two Escallonia in the ground. They are growing in my Dad’s garden and he’s happy for me to steal them. They are long term projects and will eventually require a lot of carving to create an image.
I was totally amazed at there response to being chopped back. The plan was to cut back this year and collect next Spring. The new growth already established on all chopped trunks would hopefully make for better survival odds. Some previous heavy Escallonia’s when cut back hard, have struggled when lifted. This is a bit of an experiment to compare collecting techniques.
Here’s the first one in March before it was chopped.
and after chopping.
A month later in April.
and last week.
This is the second one before the chop.
and after. Not a great shape but you often find hidden wonders under the surface with these.
about a month later.
and this was it last week!!
Hard to believe that I had even cut it back! My Dad even had to trim it again to keep it off the driveway!
Here’s links to the original posts if you are wanting to catch up.
They both appear to be the same variety as my other one below.
I have my eyes on another one of a different variety. More on that in another post.
This beautiful house is surrounded by stunning gardens and a lake ringed by mature trees.
I loved this new fence screen they had erected beside the path. It would make a great backdrop for trees.
This big eucalyptus was eye catching with it’s flaking bark.
The grounds also contained many interesting Pines of many unusual varieties.
This big Wellingtonia is one of my favourite trees.
and another one.
Some stunning views around the lake.
This Bald Cypress might interest my Floridian friends 🙂
I also liked this Maple Group. You could nearly pop it into pot right now!
A few others that caught the eye.
A bit of recent jinning in an old Cedar canopy.
The gardens beside the house are more formal but just as beautiful.
Some nice bark.
Spotted this Kiwi Friut tree, or is it a vine? Not sure. Fruit starting to develope.
Well worth a visit if you are in the area. I’m a NT member so I can pop in whenever I like 🙂
and this is it in back in 1995.
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