Ok, creaping closer to the final cut! Down to 4 branches.... Pretty much around the clock at 11, 9, 6, 2 o’clock. The question is who is gonna go next? The options are a three brancher, which will give a couple tiers of pads fairly quick, as I’m gonna go 2-2-2 to the ends of the remaining branches to keep the flow going and still get good back budding.... or down to 2 which would simplify things, but might limit future design options.
At this point, I don’t plan on potting this guy for at least a couple years. I’m going to wait and see how much extra boost the ground will give me. So it’s awkward laying horizontal hands and elbows work, but I’m thinking this may be worth it in the long run... or not!
Still got to do some knife work to smooth the cuts off...
I’ll be pondering for a couple days. In the interim any thoughts, prayers or other input will be most welcome.
Best, DSD sends