This is a bit of a throwback, but in a bonsai life it’s not. I’ve done this method over backyard fire with a hot bed of coals. Th picture is what most of them look like.
Picked this one up today at the nursery, I think I got a pretty good one, cost $20.
I cut two branches down low that felt too thick.
What do y’all think
Yea, the plan is now just grow. I’m looking into repotting. When I do it’ll be primarily to get it into a big enough pot to grow. It’s definitely a long way from looking beautiful, but to me it can certainly become awesome.