Hey Nigel... Thank you again for your comments. I am not sure daunted has any role here as I have already spent at least 12 hours wiring and 90% or more of all the branches are already wired.
I agree completely that the tree would look better now if I took that approach, but my goal is to encourage backbudding. This tree stills needs a lot of work in terms of branch selection and refinement. It has been my experience with Bonsai in general that the quickest solution is not always the best for the long term. I think this tree is at least 5 if not 10 years from really being nice. At that time you can bet your bottom dollar dude that every foliage tip will be wired and carefully placed
