Japanese Tree Shapes

: cloud pruned field maple

: cloud pruned Luma apiculata

: Niwaki pine

: shaped Philyrea

: shaped Philyrea and cloud pruned Luma

: Cloud pruned Luma apiculata

: cloud pruned Luma apiculata and yew shapes

: pleached hornbeam

: cloud pruned holm oak

: cloud pruned bay, Philyrea, Niwaki pine

: topiary

: pine pruning

Here are some examples of how we have used cloud pruning, pleaching and topiary. We have also used bamboo as supports – inspired by gardens in Japan Andy visited in Kyoto and around Chino.