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OMC, I am at a loss here. In most of your posts you have shown much more of a liking to more naturalisticly styled trees. In this post the elm as offered is exactly that. If the trunk were a little fatter and the branches a little fatter and the plant had just a little more ramification, this would be a plant ready for the show pot.

Now here is where it really gets sticky. In you hasty virtual you have made your case for a moyogi styled tree with pine like branches. In other words, make an 'S' curve and place the branches at the ends of the outside curves and style it to a pointy apex. Am I reading you correctly here or is there something I am missing?

I in fact am trying to get away from styling every tree whether deciduous or conifer from looking like a cookie cutter pine.

Frankly, I was shocked!!

Al

12-Mar-2003	#9
bonsaial1 Bonsai Doer Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 13SH Posts: 5,466	OMC, I am at a loss here. In most of your posts you have shown much more of a liking to more naturalisticly styled trees. In this post the elm as offered is exactly that. If the trunk were a little fatter and the branches a little fatter and the plant had just a little more ramification, this would be a plant ready for the show pot. Now here is where it really gets sticky. In you hasty virtual you have made your case for a moyogi styled tree with pine like branches. In other words, make an 'S' curve and place the branches at the ends of the outside curves and style it to a pointy apex. Am I reading you correctly here or is there something I am missing? I in fact am trying to get away from styling every tree whether deciduous or conifer from looking like a cookie cutter pine. Frankly, I was shocked!! Al __________________ I been kidding the last seven years. no.... really!