Bonsaifreak

Thanks Andy and Mr. Behr for your input!

Mr. Behr, I have visted Mr. Marshall's website and enjoyed his articles thoroughly. I do agree in that it is difficult to achieve a believable taper using this technique and, from what I can tell, artists tend to disguise it by strategically hiding it with the BC crown or top (not difficult to do in this apically dominant species as you know). I am also experimenting with the technique you recommended on a smaller and more immature BC. The end result was not as visually appealing as yours and my tree sort of resembles the Washington memorial obelisk. We'll see what happens, I might be able to disguise it as well.

The point our club memeber is trying to make is that by chopping the tree at the right height and using an extreme angle, you are able to create a more convincing taper in the long run...

Cheers!

Jorge

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