This picture is from end of July 2001. As you see it grows very well, that is thanks to heavy fertilization last year, bone meal over the winter and continued feed without re potting this spring. The intention is to strengthen the plant and add girth to the trunk and the lower branches. In line with these goals, I let the summer growth grow freely. This tactics work fine, I have had to remove lots of wire that started to bite and the trunk is for the first time cracking open.
Early September, I plan to prune it in preparation for this year's annual meeting and exhibition in Stockholm.