This hawthorn was repotted and defoliated last year. It is ramifying but still remains early in its development. Only a few branches are cut and repositioned using wire.
The hook technique
A wire can be anchored using a hook instead of wiring to anoher branch.
3 branches junction
A branch is removed to eliminate a three-branch junction.
Result
Close-up of the first plateau:
Top-view of the first plateau:
Close-up of the second plateau:
Close-up of the apex:
