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Old 17-Jul-2002   #7
bnsaijim
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The most daring option, is of course, to eliminate them both, or at least minimize them so that they do not protrude from the foliage at all, making a more informal tree than windswept-

The advantages:

1. A fuller canopy of layered foliage would be more "logical"
2. There is one strong focal point- the wonderful basal deadwood and shari.
3. The movement is consistent, and your eye is lead adn then contained within the tree.

Picture the tree leafed out! I regrettably have no "buttonwood leaves" with me...

This si the option that I would choose. You have the advantage of a better 3-D view and can better evaluate these ideas...

Jim
TX
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