16th June 2009.
All the leaves were cut off early in May and at this time the second set of leaves are out.
Weeds were removed from the soil and it was top dressed.
Except for a couple of light liquid feeds no other feeding has been carried out, and biogold will be added when the leaves are more established.
6th September 2009.
This is the back view of the tree after it has been trimmed several times this summer.
9th April 2010.
This is the front view of the tree taken as the leaves are beginning to open.
12th May 2010. The photo on the left shows the front view of the tree before trimming and the other photo shows the back view after trimming.
18th June 2010. These photos show the tree before and after trimming. As the leaves were late opening this year it was decided not to remove the leaves. There has been a lot of growth and it has been necessary to trim the tree at least every three weeks.