Hi James, The tree has mucho po-ten-shal. I am wondering about the wiring though. I have not seen that method in any of the books I have read. Nah, just kidding. The wire though does not seem to be anchored properly on the other branches to do any good. Matt, the moderator of this forum has a good animated wire thingy that shows how to apply. I think with about 2 hours work you could acheive about 75% of what I have created below. This is by no means the only thing possible. There are countless ways one could style this tree. Detail wiring is the most overlooked aspect of bonsai, and one of the small details that can change a tree the fastest. It is not uncommen for M. Kimura to spend 8 to 10 hours, with two assistants, to wire a tree properly. Now that may be overkill, but I would like to see you spend two hours wiring and pinching, and then repost this tree as an exercise. The reason is that I think this is a tree with the right potential for everyone to learn something from. How bout it! The pressure's on...
Waiting for the new pic, Bonsaial
