Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
The new #2...love how the veining twists.
Which front would you pick?
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berobinson82
Omono
Big bends in the future?
edprocoat
Masterpiece
Personally I like side #2, but honestly I don't feel there is a wrong choice with this tree.
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bonsaibp
Omono
Maybe- lets pick a front based on the trunk and nebari then we'll get to the top.
Dav4
Drop Branch Murphy
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I'm not sure...I'm still liking 4, but I can't see all off the trunk with the pic provided. I like 2 as well from what I can see.
Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
I still like 4...how about a shot of 4 turned a bit (maybe 20 degrees) to the right (between 4 & 1)? Might show better base and the part of 4 that I like.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Agreed. . .
bonsaibp
Omono
4 is good but what is not apparent in the photo is that there is some rot at the soil line which makes the tree look unstable so I decided to go with 2. As Darlene mentioned I really like the twisting of the live and dead veins. Here is the whole tree after some heavy bending and wiring. A couple of years for the foliage to fill in and it should be a decent tree.
Beng
Omono
Beautiful job I really like it!
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
What's not to love!?! Absolutely LOVE where you took this...
berobinson82
Omono
bonsaibp
Omono
Thanks all. It's pretty easy to work with material like this, the hard part is deciding which way to take it. I could have used 3 different fronts and handled the foliage at least 2 different ways but this was what I felt brought out the best the tree had to offer. It's not always so easy.
edprocoat
Masterpiece
4 is good but what is not apparent in the photo is that there is some rot at the soil line which makes the tree look unstable so I decided to go with 2. As Darlene mentioned I really like the twisting of the live and dead veins. Here is the whole tree after some heavy bending and wiring. A couple of years for the foliage to fill in and it should be a decent tree.
Very well done ! Heck, one would think you knew what you were doing....
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bonsaibp
Omono
I get lucky once in awhile.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Very nice Bob, it has a lot of character, which you have brought out. The long hanging branch on the left obscures part of the trunk that my eyes want to see...
bonsaibp
Omono
Thanks Judy. You could always visit L.A. and come get a up close and personal look.
Only temporarily, it will be shortened and moved up and away from the trunk when it gets stronger- I made a mistake and cut the wrong thing so I need to let that young growth take off for awhile.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Someday....
