Twin trunk podocarpus and my first wired branch

[willhopper]

My wife had this podocarpus in the garden for a while and I’ve been itching to start wiring something so today I cut it back a little to style it a bit (I’m not nearly done with trimming and cleaning). Then I wired my first branch and its secondary branches to create a pad. What are your thoughts on the deadwood that stretches straight up from the trunk and creates that Y in the middle? I’m considering a couple of plans of attack but curious what people may think.

 

[Pachycaul]

[QUOTE="willhopper, post: 512065, ...What are your thoughts on the deadwood that stretches straight up from the trunk and creates that Y in the middle? ...[/QUOTE]

If it were my tree, I'd take it off.

 

[sorce]

Great base on this!

Hard to see that Y, or the dead part anyway.

This I see....
I'd cut this branch if you are keeping this branch length.


Or here if compacting.


Seems you have some time though.

Sorce

 

[willhopper]

Thanks everyone.

Sorce, in the photo directly above, are you saying you’d cut the first branch at that point or the shoot at the end of it?

 

[willhopper]

So I had some time today and attempted my first wire and style. It’s in the early stages still and I have some more cleaning up to do, plus I’m still working on some jin and shari. Here is a before after and way after.

 

[Rip]

Beautiful trunk! I am jealous of your weather. It looks like you could go swimming from the pictures!

 

[willhopper]

Thanks! Water is too cold!