IF... I went literati with this juniper.....

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Would there be any difference in auxin flow to the top?

I haven't done it yet. Still mulling it over.

The lower foliage gets its juice from the top as those long branches TO the foliage come FROM high up on the tree.

@Arnold_K inserted a virt in another thread and I like the looks a lot!


This is the tree as it now stands.


front.jpg green side.jpg yellow side.jpg

This is the @Arnold_K virt:

literati virt.jpg

So..... what do you think?

Any reason to fear an auxin flow problem?

I await your input to help me make up my mind. ??????? 😗🤨:rolleyes:
 

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I think people get confused about literati style. Literati is all about the trunk - an interesting, twisting, flowing trunk line - where the trunk itself dominates the design. I would not consider the virt to be a literati... rather I would consider it as an informal upright that needs a lower branch on the left side :)

This tree is not a good tree for literati style. The trunk is too thick for the height of the tree, and though it has a pleasing informal line, it does not lend itself well to the abstract, energetic motion that you would expect in a literati.
 

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I think people get confused about literati style. Literati is all about the trunk - an interesting, twisting, flowing trunk line - where the trunk itself dominates the design. I would not consider the virt to be a literati... rather I would consider it as an informal upright that needs a lower branch on the left side :)

This tree is not a good tree for literati style. The trunk is too thick for the height of the tree, and though it has a pleasing informal line, it does not lend itself well to the abstract, energetic motion that you would expect in a literati.
Okay then. As a "pleasing informal" which has more appeal?

I have thought of clipping the long branches back for a long time. Just hadn't tried a virt to actually see it.

I have had to decrease the foliage on the long branches periodically because of die-off.

I know this isn't graved in stone. Just looking for some opinions. Actually, @Arnold_K posted " a kind of Literati-style" with his virt.

My partner thinks the present form is a tree and the virt is a "statement." Is she right or wrong?
 
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My partner thinks the present form is a tree and the virt is a "statement." Is she right or wrong?

She is right. It just isn't a very good statement :)

I'm about to go out to dinner. When I come home I will create two virts... one of your tree as an informal upright. And one as a literati design based on your tree (since I can't realistically shrink the trunk width without some Photoshop magic).
 

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Me personally the virt looks more like a real old forest tree, which I like.

In its current form, it looks just to busy.
 

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There are a few options… don’t rush the decision. Look at the virts and sit with it for a bit.
 

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I think there is enough movement to hold interest in the yellow side.

Nice virt, but it does sacrifice some of that movement being a virt.

I like it.

Sorce
 

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I like the character of the vert. The real trees look like....trees. Nothing particularly eye-catching. Nice vert. I guess the question would be....Can you do it?
 

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I think there is enough movement to hold interest in the yellow side.

Nice virt, but it does sacrifice some of that movement being a virt.

I like it.

Sorce
I agree with sorce. Yellow side offers a great line and has a lot of opportunity.
 

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I agree with sorce. Yellow side offers a great line and has a lot of opportunity.
Yellow side was illustration of dead foliage.

All the pix are of same tree. Gonna be hard to only work one side. ;)
 

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Oh, I see. In that view you can see the movement of the trunk up topside.

oops.
 

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Here ya go. Informal upright, literati. Similar profiles, but very different feel. Looking at these virts, even now I think the literati is perhaps too thick in the trunk, and too heavy in the foliage pads... but you get the idea. :)

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The trunk is to heavy for a literati feel. I have a issue with not seeing past the negative space from the pot to the foliage. Such a long space and the trunk is so heavy feeling.

But end of the day...do you.
 

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I like the informal upright very much. Cool virt.
 

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Dear Mister Bonsainut.
Next time when you using my virtual as an base-layer vor your ideas
It would be very nice of you to erase the "virtual by Arnold_K" section,
sincie the picture is no longer a virtual of me ...
Thank you.
 

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Dear Mister Bonsainut.
Next time when you using my virtual as an base-layer vor your ideas
It would be very nice of you to erase the "virtual by Arnold_K" section,
sincie the picture is no longer a virtual of me ...
Thank you.
Certainly. I don't normally sign my virts... they are just intended to be sketches.
 
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Dear Mister Bonsainut.
Next time when you using my virtual as an base-layer vor your ideas
It would be very nice of you to erase the "virtual by Arnold_K" section,
sincie the picture is no longer a virtual of me ...
Thank you.
LOL...are you so famous in the vast bonsai virt hustle that we have to be concerned about forgeries? 😂😂😂

To @Mike Corazzi I think you have a more interesting tree than any of these virts are bringing out. Don’t be in a hurry to over simplify it, because the virts are boring, but your tree isn’t.
 

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To @Mike Corazzi I think you have a more interesting tree than any of these virts are bringing out. Don’t be in a hurry to over simplify it, because the virts are boring, but your tree isn’t.
Yes. My virts are intended to simply show the difference between an informal upright and a literati using the same virt as a base to help people understand the difference between the two styles.
 

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LOL...are you so famous in the vast bonsai virt hustle that we have to be concerned about forgeries? 😂😂😂

To @Mike Corazzi I think you have a more interesting tree than any of these virts are bringing out. Don’t be in a hurry to over simplify it, because the virts are boring, but your tree isn’t.
THIS!

Sometimes just a different view though admirable...doesn't change the beauty in what one has already. Changes it...so the difference there. But end of the day...I totally agree with Brian.
 

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@Brian Van Fleet No i see myself absolutely not famous in anyway, Sir.
What makes you think that?
It is just a matter of respect towards the author.

Well, it is time for me to go.
Thank you for everything!
Take care ...
 
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