Vonsgardens

Rob,
I like this tree a lot- it is truly an excellent literati. It has real flow and balance. It is nice to see that this tree is not over-potted and is very well placed.

I think what John was getting to is what "bothers" (that is an overstatement but insinuates what I feel) me is the "over-ramificaton" (did I say that on Bonsai talk?) that this tree exhibits. It seems to have been pinched to increase foliage density, an established and well accepted technique that doesn't work well with this tree. Once you get the foliage to be more spare (after it recovers from repotting) and "open" by twig and branchlet pruning coupled with light fine wire work, it will be extremely nice.

Very, very, nice and thanks for posting this fine tree.

John
(Keep the low branch it gives it an appearance of the age it was formed- the 60's to 80's.)

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