I bought this tree at the National Show. It's a grafted JWP on what we think is a Lodgepole trunk. It was grafted about 20 years ago.
This first picture is how it's currently sitting in the pot. It's hard to get the full feeling of the tree from a photo, so I'll try to explain what you're seeing;
The Shari on the trunk becomes a jibbed branch, which from this angle, comes right at you. An "eye poker" for sure! The foliage on the right, however, also moved towards the front, to where it's easily 6 inches closer to the viewer than the edge of the pot. Which softens the "eye poking" effect.
Current front:
The alternative front is rotating the tree counter clockwise maybe 30 degrees. This moves the Jin over to the right, it no longer pokes you. The Shari is less sinuous, however, and the nebari isn't as wide. On the other hand, the upper trunk has more movement.
Anyway, it's a pretty cool tree.
Let me know which front you prefer!
This first picture is how it's currently sitting in the pot. It's hard to get the full feeling of the tree from a photo, so I'll try to explain what you're seeing;
The Shari on the trunk becomes a jibbed branch, which from this angle, comes right at you. An "eye poker" for sure! The foliage on the right, however, also moved towards the front, to where it's easily 6 inches closer to the viewer than the edge of the pot. Which softens the "eye poking" effect.
Current front:
The alternative front is rotating the tree counter clockwise maybe 30 degrees. This moves the Jin over to the right, it no longer pokes you. The Shari is less sinuous, however, and the nebari isn't as wide. On the other hand, the upper trunk has more movement.
Anyway, it's a pretty cool tree.
Let me know which front you prefer!