Hi, Your pictures are perfect!! Don't worry about photobucket. Anyways I have a question about Larix decidua Pendula. I want to get some of these, but I am afraid they are going to get too big. If they weep where the stake ends, Is that all the higher it will go? I really don't want these to get more that 10ft. tall. I am big about pruning so I thought this might be a good one for me. How big do these get? Thank you for you answer I am new to gardening. Stacy Zone 4

Sorry no pics yet because I am technologically lacking at the moment. Maybe I will try to take a picture with my laptop some time soon. Hopefully this thread won't be buried at that point. Thank you for the reassurance that I have not ruined my tree. I think that this was essentially the information I was looking for as well as being able to pick out other branches. Thanks for the info Ken. What kind of structure do you train yours on? I was thinking about sticking some rebar in the ground and bending it to shape. The trellis I have set up now is pretty conspicuous. I'd like to have something like the rebar to bend with the shape of the tree and not be so obvious. I'm a little worried about the rebar getting too hot in the sun.

Perhaps the larch woolly adelgid? See this: http://bugguide.net/node/view/401333 Also this: http://www.ct.gov/caes/cwp/view.asp?a=2823&q=377774 Here is a link that might be useful: larch woolly adelgid

just about everything you said ... except if they are really suckers ... is so foreign to me... that i dont understand what you want to do ... it was never an umbrella shape.. and making it into an umbrella shape would be a crime against mother nature .. how about you give us a pic.. and let us tell you what your goals should be ... i have one .. growing down a retaining wall ... nothing wrong with them touching the ground ... i would also like to confirm your ID ... if it is a larix .... it was grafted.. and we have to make sure.. the root stock is not suckering.. because those parts would NOT be of the weeping variety ... and would need to be removed .. else they take over ... and non weeping larix can be telephone pole trees ... see link for the forms this thing can take ... and i note.. i dont see any umbrellas .... and do note.. i converted.. at the link.. to the latin name ... its kind of important in conifers .... [though this particular one has two latin names.. due to industry screw ups ... but it wont matter to this discussion ] pix please .... please.. please .... ken https://www.google.com/search?q=Larix+decidua+%27Pendula%27&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMI47-RoOj0xwIVwgySCh2CMQJl&biw=868&bih=745&dpr=0.9