Gene Deci
Shohin
When a tree has a front and a back...a scar hidden on the back side does not concern me. I have OCD...so that is surprising. But to grasp it offers taper and movement trumps the scar in my opinion. Honestly...to have not the scar...this tree would not have the movement in the trunk. If it bothers you...what sort of tree on your bench...to compare to what you're saying? I want to further understand the quality of said trunk with no scars.
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Here are a few of my trees, collected except the crab which was from nursery stock and the willow which was from a cutting. These are all older pictures but they show the trunks which you wanted to see. Note that I don't hold any
of these up as examples of outstanding no-chop trees. They are just examples of the results of my approach so far. And in fact they have progressed since the pictures were taken
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