I went back and forth on what to do fill the damn pot up. At one point, I was even considering filling it with Styrofoam peanuts. In the end, the pot basically got a 8" drainage layer comprised of expanded shale. This is one pot I didn't want to be top heavy.
This one does have awesome deadwood. My original chosen front shows it at it's best...unfortunately the live vein is on the other side. The deadwood on the newer front has had some minor carving done to make it more interesting. The good news is that the tree looks good from multiple angles.
So, the lowest portion of the canopy weakened and died over the last several years. The top seems to be strengthening, as well. To me, that can mean only one things...a new styling opportunity!! I'm thinking that I might revert back to the original front again, as the dead wood is so much better from that side and you can still see a sliver of the live vein for the majority of the cascading trunk...just not at the soil level. Thoughts???