Mother Nature seems to do just fine on her own, but once in awhile we can't help ourselves and want to tweak a tree just a little bit to give it a slightly different look or help it fit into a certain space. Around our grounds, you'll see countless trees being trained for various reasons.
hard-training a Pine
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' being trained to spread horizontally
Acer circinatum 'Monroe' being trained horizontally
Training a dissectum maple to spread and trail for a water feature. Currently approx. 2'H x 15'+W...
Maple almost done being trained to expose trunk and various tiered levels