Dorian Fourie
Chumono
If only bonsai were simple, I would have more hair on my head. LOL.A lot of this doesn't matter cuz it is a literate....
But I think the longer Shari should be sleek, thin, and cut really precise to match the callousing in the other...
Not grinded in, just a sexy slit to the smooth heart wood.
I know the top wound is already wide...
So it may be difficult to match it to up there...
But also, I would try to take some of the reverse taper out of the trunk up there.
Last....I wonder if bending the trunk somewhere, to put the center of gravity a little more left, wouldn't add to the story of why that one root is so large.
Give it a little more weight to have to have grown bigger to hold up.
I appreciate you letting me think about your trees Dorian!
Think think the magical tool the more you think the better the tree!
It's funny how a tree so simple is really not!
Always appreciate you thinking about my trees. You always have a unique way of doing it, which makes me start to look at my trees more in detail.
I understand what you are saying about the root and the centre of gravity. I think when I repot it, I need to look at that and see how better it can be made.
The reverse taper caused at the wound has always bothered me but on the original front, it wasn't visible. But with moving it around, it will have to be worked on. I think if I clean up the wound and the calloused area, it could be brought back more into proportion.