Created this last year and haven’t touched it until now as it needed a long recovery period. Some of the thinner/sparser trunks at the back are still weak and unfortunately I have lost one trunk in the middle.

Before work.

Evidence of neglect

Side view

After pruning the tallest trunks and shortening their height. Weeds cleared. Dead trunk cut down.
I’m relying on a lot of backbudding on the thinner trunks at the back and in future I need to wire or reposition a lot of the individual trees. The past year has been about letting them establish. It’s no coincidence that the two healthiest trees are the ones I grew in my garden whereas all the others were bought last year as a hedging bundle from the garden centre.

Moved to a new position in full sun on the bench. It’s crowded, I may need to build another one!