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Imperial Masterpiece
I came across another example of getting "Sophia out of Twiggy" to further encourage you @Mike Corazzi, one that was in today's Bonsai Bark post - a p. sylvestris by Alfredo Salaccione.
. Keep practicingthe only difference between a (possibly great) yamadori and your tree is that a yamadori's trunk would be covered with nice old bark.