Carl_Bergstrom

Al,

Right down to the deadwood it bears an almost uncanny resemblence to a big old three-trunk mountain hemlock that I styled last week at a Dave DeGroot workshop last week. The plan is to put it into a crater pot like that one - the problem is that I'm going to have to commission it because the size is unusual. In the meantime, I want to make sure the tree takes - I'm a bit worried about the needle color.

In any event, I'll try to get some pictures to share soon. Dave had a really good idea, by the way - he wouldn't let me leave any jin that didn't flow with the tree. These were removed or bent (with heat or wired while still fresh) into flowing curves that matched the rest of the movement. There are a few jin that could benefit from similar treatment on your tree.


Best regards,
Old Mister

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