Al right, it is June 2001, I have wired all the primary branches. I am not pleased the tree has got a real pom-pom feeling in that most of the foliage is on the tops of the branches. This can serve as a good example of the fact that deciduous trees need to be pruned back further then one thinks necessary at the time of restyling.

I do not want to cut everything of and start over so I will try something different. I will severely thin out the foliage on the outer perimeter to allow air and light to enter the interior. Perhaps that will give some interior budding that can be used to slowly build up a better structure.