NateDav
Yamadori
Spring time is here and I was finally able to begin styling this very overgrown and extremely root bound material. I forgot to get pictures of the root work, but I can tell you it was the most intense work I've done in my 12 years of bonsai. The surface was 2 inches of plant debris and muck and the entire 7 gallon nursery pots was just roots. So after an entire afternoon of careful examination and removal of circling and other problematic root structures, it was finally fit into an 8 inch training pot.
The following day I began with branch/truck selection and spent entirely too much time sawing, cutting and premonising its potential future design.
I have three pictures of its potential fronts, the first two are the same side but with slightly different growing angles. And the last is the opposite side or current backside.
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I'm fond of the back as the plant has better flow as far as apex and branching, the nebari is good too. The current front has the better nebari IMO and multiple trunks. If I use this front I envision multiple apices 3-5 to create the canopy and will need to grow all of the side branches. It has a crossing branch, which will stay for now. I like it for its counter movement and feel it gives more balance to the plant. It may come off in the future.
Thoughts and suggestions?
**Side note** I'vebeen growing this plant for 8 years and have only done annual thinking to open it up and allow light for growth. I will provide measurements when I can find a tape measure.
Cheers!
The following day I began with branch/truck selection and spent entirely too much time sawing, cutting and premonising its potential future design.
I have three pictures of its potential fronts, the first two are the same side but with slightly different growing angles. And the last is the opposite side or current backside.
1a)
1b)
2)
I'm fond of the back as the plant has better flow as far as apex and branching, the nebari is good too. The current front has the better nebari IMO and multiple trunks. If I use this front I envision multiple apices 3-5 to create the canopy and will need to grow all of the side branches. It has a crossing branch, which will stay for now. I like it for its counter movement and feel it gives more balance to the plant. It may come off in the future.
Thoughts and suggestions?
**Side note** I'vebeen growing this plant for 8 years and have only done annual thinking to open it up and allow light for growth. I will provide measurements when I can find a tape measure.
Cheers!