Pro Nana Literati progression

[Nybonsai12]

I think if I add that left branch to the mix, get some white twisting around the trunk, reapply the Lime sulfur to the jins on the tree that are a little grey looking now... The contrast will be there and this will look a lot more striking!

i like the sound of that! i bet the jin becomes more visually appealing once whitened... looking forward to updates on this one.

 

[Dav4]

Yes, definitely, pulling the branches down more will help the image, imho. I'm also thinking that, eventually, you might want to remove the lowest left branch that is sweeping back along the trunk. You can certainly keep it for now, maybe pulling it closer to the trunk, but I think the tree would be more dynamic without it...food for thought.

 

[Eric Group]

Just another update. Removed that front branch... well Jinned it out anyway. Removed bark, just needs to finish drying out and get a coat of LS

 

[Smoke]

Much improved. Nice literati in a style very hard to do.

 

[Eric Group]

Much improved. Nice literati in a style very hard to do.

Thanks Smoke! That means a lot to me coming from someone with such a well trained critical eye!

Slow and steady wins the race I guess...

I reduced the foliage a little to refine the shape tonight, but I think I could do more. The tree is growing better than it ever has since I have owned it, I think it is really hitting it's stride since the repot. I am hoping it will stay happy and start producing some more mature foliage, so I am trying not to reduce too much at one time...

 

[KennedyMarx]

How's this one doing now? Got any spring growth yet?