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26-Mar-2006	#1
Larry Bonsai hobbyist Join Date: Jul-2003 Location: North East Country: England USDA Zone: 8/9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,622	Left or right side? Not quite sure on this. We tend to train in a left to right direction which could either be because most are right handed, or because we tend to write from left to right, anyway, I turned it round and thought, not bad! Its an Italian Alder trained as a small semi cascade, about 3 years old.(2 years in training, growing in open ground) 'Normal' view: Rear view-no scar: __________________ Today is or was yesterday's tomorrow

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26-Mar-2006	#2
mgodbee bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Aug-2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 176	Either or I guess, you are right about direction though, most prefer right, but the right has the scar. I don't know anything about alders though, and you have lots of time so I imagine the scar will heal before you need to worry. Best of luck.

26-Mar-2006	#3
Victrinia_Ensor Bonsai mai-farli-bene Join Date: Nov-2005 Location: Bremerton, WA Country: USA USDA Zone: 8b AHS Heat Zone: 3 Posts: 1,420	In the case of your lil guy here, I am leaning left... It's not because of the scar really, I just like the balance a little better from that direction. It's more extended in it's arch and I think will look interesting as it grows over the edge of a pot some day. I am curious though, is this a standard alder, or some kind of varied direction variety? I'm just trying to imagine how you will deal with it's growth habits, as the alder I have here is very much a upright tree... I once had a dear friend council me that it was ill advised to attempt to get a tree to be untrue to itself. He was perplexed when I told him I was getting ready to do a larch as a cascade. However I showed him pics of it and then he understood my goal, because my tree is a european varied direction larch. Then he gave the nod and told me to have at it. lol Kind Regards, __________________ Ms. Vic Le belle cose prendono tempo... www.elandangardens.com

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