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After a bit more bending and fully wired. Need now to complete bending and place branching.

Having a break first though.

Grant

Here is a sketch of my intended design.

I like it a lot Grant
Craigw

craigw60 wrote:I like it a lot Grant
Craigw

It will certainly be different to how it was a few weeks ago and it will be a lot lighter as well.

Grant

yeah lighter, less wiring and much less foliage work

craigw60 wrote:yeah lighter, less wiring and much less foliage work

Absolutely! And hopefully more dramatic.

Grant

Any update on this one?

Scott Roxburgh wrote:Any update on this one?

Hi Scott,

It survived all the bending no problem and put on adequate although not rampant spring growth.

I haven't done anything else yet such as carving, more bending or reduction of even more branches. That will take place from about late spring this year and into 2012.

It has been in the current pot for quite a few years without a repot so I may do that in early autumn.

Grant

Grant Bowie wrote:Apex removed. Major portion of cascade removed. All cascade removed.

You did the right thing< Grant.

Beginning bonsai I was too afraid to touch a tree and with a lot of my trees under construction I decided to live with the flaws. Today the nervousness is gone and I cut or grow away the flaws while the tree is still under construction.

With almost finished trees I live with the flaws because of sentimental reasons.

I like the virt showing the direction you want to take the tree in.

Looking forward to an update.

Lennard