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Here is my privet.
Last year I started a "layer" in a deep pot to reduce the height of this tree. I left it until now. The results were far less spectacular that I had hoped. The layer produced only 3 small roots, so I don't know if this tree is going to make it.
The bottom of the tree however has produced an insane amount of roots.Rather than throwing the bottom away I decided to try my hand at root cuttings. Here they are in a pot. Maybe some day a group planting....
Last year I started a "layer" in a deep pot to reduce the height of this tree. I left it until now. The results were far less spectacular that I had hoped. The layer produced only 3 small roots, so I don't know if this tree is going to make it.
The bottom of the tree however has produced an insane amount of roots.Rather than throwing the bottom away I decided to try my hand at root cuttings. Here they are in a pot. Maybe some day a group planting....
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Aww sorry to hear the ground layer didn't work as you expected, hopefully the tree continues to grow. Good use of the roots

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If it does pull through I will do absolutely nothing to this tree until next year. Then I'll resume training it. I really hope it lives. I like this tree.
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is this the tree that used to be your profile picture?
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I think I used a macro shot of it's branches and leaves. I took that last summer. I change my picture all the time.
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Cool, I thought I recognized it.
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I'm still not getting my hopes up too much but I see the slightest bit of green on the branches. It might make it.
Fingers crossed.
Fingers crossed.
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Signs of life 
I think the small amount of roots may have been enough for it to survive. The buds are swollen and turning green.....

I think the small amount of roots may have been enough for it to survive. The buds are swollen and turning green.....
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Awsome!!!!! Congrats a surviver.
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hooray thats great...loosing all those roots will actually be better for bonsai purposes it will be weaker which will give you smaller internodal branching :blink: theres a bonsai term if ive ever seen one

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