Tilia_5

Tilia_5 Update

- One of two possible front-views.
- The Linden will be wired in February.
- There is a good choice of new branches.
- the design will be something like a "free-broom-style".

-  back-side? front-side?

Tilia_9

 Tilia_9

klumpen_linde
(Translation of klumpen_linden = linden_clump. The name refers to the compact appearance of the trunc-line. The linden is nearly as high as wide...)

- There is a lot of carving-work to do
- Some of the branches are not able to be wired, because they are too thick
- After some basic designing-steps, the tree will be allowed to grow freely
  for the next years
After some basic work:

Tilia_8

Update of Tilia _8

- the flat cutting-areas had been overhauled.
- the tree will be wired the next weeks
- again the tree will be allowed to grow freely the next season
- well, there is a long way to , before the crown will be suitable for the massiv trunkbase ...

After the very first styling:

Tilia_3

Tilia_3 update

- the triangular silhouette of the crown has to be solved  to a more roundish shape of course
- alot of thin branches had to go

Tilia_4

Tilia_4 update

Update of the hollow linden.

Before wiring:

After designing.

- the "christmas-tree"-shape will disappear in the next seasons
- the deadwood-areas will be improven the next weeks

autumn_impression

A picture of Lactarius camphoratus (?) under the hollow linden.

Maybe the apperance of this fungus is the result of adding Mycorrhizal fungi 

on repotting this spring.

Looks nice and is a good sign for upcoming symbiontic relationship.

Well, I hope this fungus is a friendly one ...

Tilia_2

Tilia_2 update

 - totally regained, after complete defoliation