Giga
Masterpiece
Looking good!
My First JBP
- Thread starter Grant Hamby
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Leo in N E Illinois
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Nice tree, I agree, keeping the tree strong is more important than needle pulling. If this is more or less the finished size of the tree, then refinement techniques will come into play. If you want to increase trunk diameter, or add more height, or significantly more width, then you need every needle to keep making food for growth. I'm assuming the main framework of your tree is set, and you are heading toward ramification and refinement. I would have potted it deeper, to bury the exposed roots. But that is my personal taste.
Now is a good time to get rid of downward pointing needles, and to select branches where you have clusters of branches. Some bud selecting can be done also.
Looks nice,
Now is a good time to get rid of downward pointing needles, and to select branches where you have clusters of branches. Some bud selecting can be done also.
Looks nice,
namnhi
Masterpiece
Looks great but is there a magic pill that can be taken to fix the reverse taper near the nebari?
Not not really. That’s one of the drawbacks of the “leave the wire in the trunk” school. It creates bulges around the wire, but a bulge also means there will be areas that don’t bulge. Thus, reverse taper.
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Yeah I think the best way to “address” the issue is just to eventually pot the tree into a more unorthodox container instead of trying to play it off as a super traditional bonsai. I could plant a little deeper, but I’d have to go pretty deep to hide the flaw. I don’t intend to let the tree grow out, I’m just going to continue developing the branches and doing the usual root work as needed. I think I can still produce an interesting bonsai.
