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In this example lecture, you should have learned the following

1. How to recognize problem formations of bar, spoke, parallel, pocket,

2. What a sacrifice/escape branch is and how it functions.

3. How trees grow in a balanced arrangement, with the primary branching tending to form at the outside of curves in the trunk.

4. Why these "problem" formations are undesireable

5. How to eliminate these problem formations by branch selection and pruning.

6 You should have a grasp of circumstances under which you might keep an out-of-place branch

GETTING READY

Bone up a bit and we will have a practice assignment in the next couple days where you will need to decide which branches you'll keep and why. In the meantime, please feel free to ask questions about the examples above.

AFTER:

Here's an overall "after" view of this tree. That leaves us with something like the following tree. (Leaving Branch "A" on would be a logical thing to do to thicken the trunk, but I left it off here to show something of a cleaner design.

Also, this tree certainly lacks an important back branch Unfortunately in a 2D environment it is difficult to capture perspective with the "Virtual Bonsai Tool" so I will have to emphasize that the importance of rear branches in creating depth in your design.

Regards,

Matt