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29-Apr-2006	#11
RedPine bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Jul-2004 Location: AR USDA Zone: 7a AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 2,871	I think the only thing that is missing is to fine wire the tiny branchlets and leaf reduction. A few more aerials never hurt but who's' complaining..not me, great fig Andy. __________________ http://gongshi.freeforums.org/index.php

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29-Apr-2006	#12
soonami bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Oct-2005 Location: Philadelphia Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: 6 Posts: 1,039	great tree, what are you goals for and how much longer do you think it will take for you to reach them?

30-Apr-2006

#13

BrianBay9

Trunk Collector

Join Date: Sep-2003

Location: Loveland, CO

Country: USA

USDA Zone: 4 or 5?

AHS Heat Zone: ?

Posts: 1,346

Quote:

Originally Posted by sauce

Hi Andy, I think your design looks very good and I respect the experience of those who posted before me as well as your own experience. As a rookie I would like to offer my opinion. I see the trunk on the left as being the most prominent and where the apex should be. As it is it just doesn't look right to me, but then again I am new to this and the photos may be misleading. No matter what the growth achieved is fantastic. Out of curiousity what type of fertilizer do you use?

Thought it might be interesting to discuss this point from Sauce. If this were a forest planting, one would expect the tallest part of the forest to be over the primary tree (thickest trunk). I think this tree works just fine with the apex over one of the secondary trunks. But why does it work here, where the "forest" is essentially all gathered together? Or perhaps most agree with Sauce that it doesn't work?

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30-Apr-2006	#14
agraham bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Jan-2004 Location: South Texas Country: U.S.A. USDA Zone: 9-10 AHS Heat Zone: 11 Posts: 1,189	Sauce, I've struggled with this one .At the moment the trunk on the left is thicker and in a more traditional position for an apex,but I have been working on the right hand trunk trying to thicken it up.Maybe I am going about it the long way and should have just used what was available but I wanted something a little different. All of my trees tend to be works in progress and the designs tend to come to me slowly over the years as I see something from a different angle or as in this case...someone mentions what they see as a fault or maybe just a better way.I always appreciate new insights or views. At the moment,there is a different front for this tree that I am tempted to use,but haven't decided yet.I still have a few months of repotting time with tropicals down here so it's not an urgent decision.I've already made the hard pruning to correct some of the major flaws I saw at the end of last season, and while I could do it once more this year,I will probably let it grow out until I have made the decision on how I want to present this tree.And then darnit,I might change my mind again next year . The fertiliser I use is osmocote(time released) and once a week or so,I will foliar feed with whatever I have on hand.Usually a Peter's product but sometimes fish emulsion. Brian, I would certainly enjoy such a discusion and be flattered that one of my trees could actually inspire a discussion of style and.............errr..........."art". Thanks to everyone who has commented. andy __________________ http://pittmandavis.com/ Last edited by agraham : 30-Apr-2006 at 01:17 PM.