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12-Jul-2002	#11
whidn bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Jul-2002 Location: South Central Lousiana Country: United States USDA Zone: 8-9 AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 293	sides I think both sides are equally buityfull. I would show the first side until the wound heals and then just go with the wind.

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12-Jul-2002

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I think the problem is not so much with the front but the middle branch competing with the apex. It defies logic as a branch in that position (crook of the trunk) would probably just die. I would get it out of that full cascade pot, too, and do something like this:

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Thomas,
I think I'd move the trunk a little more uprifgt coming out of the pot too.

I did a quick virtual.

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Just a thought - how about changing the planting angle ever so slightly, as in this virtual?

It seems to help with the balance of the composition.

(I've also dropped the lower branch just a tiny bit, but other than that changed absolutely nothing about the tree.)

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I agree with Matt but I don't like the pot he chose. I'd choose a round, deeper pot than Matt but i don't have one on hand..... or do I.....well this is the best I can do.

I've got to get some sleep. good night. See ya's later.

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12-Jul-2002	#16
Thomas_J. bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Mar-2002 Location: North Central Texas Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,000	Thanks all for the interesting observations. I too think I'll stay with side one mainly because of the unhealed wound on side two. I just repotted it yesterday and didn't want to disturb the roots too much. At next repotting in the spring, if I keep it in the same pot, it will be centered more and the angle a little more upright. Thomas J.

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