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Top left and top right: July 2014 Middle right; July 2014, pruned
and shaped.
Bottom right; The olive has been wired to further enhance the overall shape.
Let the lower branch grow long, so that it will thicken as it lengthens. e branch to the right also kept grow- ing long as the line of the trunk design was growing to the right.
e photo at top right, facing page, shows the trunk was getting thicker in a relatively short time.
Some wiring was applied, holding the branch tip in a vertical position to make the tree grow faster.
In 2013, the leading branches are allowed to grow to make the trunk in the lower part thicken. ey will be cut o later on.
Top le , is the shape of the tree in July 2014. e up- per trunk was getting thicker and almost in the good proportion with the bottom.
Middle right photo shows some pruning has been done to make the outline more clear to the desired form.
Bottom photo. Branches are wired and positioned to further enhance the overall shape. It was quite clear then the ow of the tree is to the right.
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