I thought I'd share this one with the other greenthumbs on here, I've been playing with this one for a few years now.
We used to do this style of topiary in the nursery, mainly with Ficus for indoor use but I've seen some spectacular Azalea's done in this style too.
This one is an Abyssinian tea tree, Cathus edulis, a 'curiosity' plant that I've collected over the years.
Today was the day the pipe was removed, most of the grafts have taken but I've re-wrapped them all with budding tape to let them set further.
Its not quite holding its own weight yet so I've wired it to the patio pole for now. I may look at suspending it from the roof with stainless trace when it stiffens up some more.
I also need to make it less appealing to the chooks, it's next to their food bowl and they've taken to perching on it and having a scratch in the dirt every morning whist waiting for brekky
