I then styled out the top after wiring every single twig.
I let it sit about a week and a half ( during the week I was went to Florida BSF) to see if anything would die off. I figured I could move branches around then to hide any holes from stuff I had to cut off.
NOT A SINGLE TWIG DIED!!!
I couldn't believe it after all the carving amongst the branches in the top of the tree.!
I also looked for a more correct sized pot now that I knew the rootbase limitations and amount of tilt I put into the trunk. Also, It had to be a "not-expensive" pot.
A couple days ago I potted it into this unglazed, Chinese pot.
It is now 3 weeks since the first cut.
Foliage is growing like crazy and will soon fill in the canopy and below existing canopy very nice. It is also nicely linking the shape of the top with the right side branch which was HEAVILY carved.
I expect it will have a nice rounded dome fairly soon.
The owner is picking it up Saturday.
I wonder if he'll recognize it.
Here are front and back untouched-up pictures.
Regards,
Dale Cochoy