The tree came from Rob Hoffman (Yume-en bonsai) in Columbus, came down to this and a pair of maples. He's a member of our club, very active with workshops, has great trees - worth a trip if you're anywhere close.Sweet find! That moss is lush. Local find or shipped in?
That sounds like him, pretty sure he made that trip, Chicago, Nationals..I think I saw them at the Michigan all-state show in Grand Rapids… believe I bought a engelmann spruce from him! Very cool. Talked to them for a while, had some great trees. Good luck with this one, I don’t have much to add, taper is nice, perhaps reduce a little bit off the top?
That wound is on my radar for sure, want to shape it and then get some paste on it... I'm a little unsure about the apex, figure that's something to ponder over winter.Not bad.. I will say if it were my tree next season if focus on growth and cutting away the edges of wound and sealing it up. Same with the stub .. you can even do that now.. grind it down to start the healing process. … branches at top emanate as three… over time choose one to remove and focus on a new apex But nice overall