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In 10 or 12 years it could be truly spectacular, now that I know it is a literati. It needs a little age for me to be truly convinced, but you have drawn a nice image
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Thanks John and yes,,,,,the tree will benefit from some age, afterall, thats what a literati is a old tree stuggling to survive. However, I will be keeping this tree at its size for as long as I can and for as long as I have it.
Even though small, I already somewhat structured the sub foliage. ( too young for branches ) In about 4-6 years when the interiors really start to wooden out, this tree will be something.
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1) Is this nursery stock from a bonsai seller or from the garden center?
2) Did you draw a sketch of what you expect as the final (future) image for this tree? (if not could you do that and post it :-) ?)
3) Do you expect to fill the space between the crown and the first branches or what?
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Hello Jeremy. 1)This tree is nursery stock from a bonsai nusery.
2)No, I did not draw a sketch before I began. I inspected it in the nursery and got an idea of what I wanted. Then during the styling, I realized that the upper trunk needed some wiring. After bending it, before wiring, I got a definite picture of what it was going to look like. I think it came out better than I thought from my initial vision of the tree.
That is a good idea to draw a sketch of how I see it in the future, I'll try to whip something up in the next couple of days.
3) No, I do not want any more branches to grow. Since the tree is a literati, it should only have branches at the top third or quarter of the tree. If the branches began lower on the trunk and the tree was shorter, it would be an informal upright, which I am happy that I could make it pure ( so to speak ) literati.
Thanks for taking interest in my post.
Rob