Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Cercis canadensis 'Lavender Twist', 0 by spartacusaby

spartacusaby wrote:
And a shot from the side to show the central leader. BTW, I was being generous in estimating the length of the vertical leader; it is barely 6".

I know it looks I have a stranglehold on the little trunk; but over the past year, I've been gradually tightening the soft-ties to try to draw the trunk to the vertical. When I began working with it a year ago, the whole trunk basically bent to the ground.