Tigerbark Ficus after first styling

jo schmoo

i just went to my first workshop at the Milwaukee Bonsai Society on Saturday (it was so much fun) and we worked on Tigerbark/ golden gate ficuses. the tree is about 15 inches tall. i am very excited because this is my first tree that can actually be considered a bonsai. so what do you think? i know there are bar branches but there weren't many branches to choose from.

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Ralph

It's a smart looking tree. Speaking of bar branches, do you have access to Naka's Bonsai Techniques II ? He has a suggestion with how to deal with with a bar branch that he diagrams pretty well, and shows pictures. Perhaps this could be applied to this tree at some point? Before undertaking the suggestion from Naka's book, I would discuss with more experienced bonsai fellows as well.

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