Serissa front side suggestion

[Kenneth]

Hi all,
Have a serissa semi - cascade (i guess), need some suggestions as to which would make a great front.

Any other styling suggestions are welcomed too.

Thanks in advance for the advice!

 

[sorce]

Welcome to Crazy!

Tough call....Early call maybe.

I wonder what more movement lies just beneath the soil that may make a firm single best front decision.
Which will guide the top decisions since, right now, it seems any front needs some deleting or arranging.

Sorce

 

[Kenneth]

Welcome to Crazy!

Tough call....Early call maybe.

I wonder what more movement lies just beneath the soil that may make a firm single best front decision.
Which will guide the top decisions since, right now, it seems any front needs some deleting or arranging.

Sorce

Thanks for the reply! Really appreciate it.

I'll tease out some top soil tmr and post them pictures.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Im leaning towards #4

 

[GSCarlson]

Don’t choose a front. Keep it in a round pot and display 360'.

 

[Forsoothe!]

I'd vote #7 or ~1. You need to do the fine wiring of the clouds to establish the best view of their tops after you make space for the birdies to fly thru.

 

[WNC Bonsai]

I like #1 and #4, #7 is essentially the same as #1. One distraction to me is that gangly root that curves up around and down away from the main root mass and trunk. It really draws the eye away from what is happening with the main mass of roots and the nice curves of the trunk. I guess I would pick #4 as my fav.

 

[Kenneth]

Hey guys!
Thanks for all the feedback.

I've followed @sorce suggestion to try and reveal more of whats underneath. Unfortunately, had to bareroot it due to the huge clump of roots.

Added more pictures and redirected the gnarly root a bit. Hopefully, this will help.

 

[Kenneth]

I'd vote #7 or ~1. You need to do the fine wiring of the clouds to establish the best view of their tops after you make space for the birdies to fly thru.

Definitely agree with you on the fine wiring. To be frank, I've actually just set the structural wiring up about 2 months ago and now its shooting up a flush of growth. Will do the fine wiring after structure is set.

I know that usually one would wait awhile before bare rooting it after setting structure but serissa grows like a weed in my climate (tropical) and now it's monsoon season (less light more rain but still warm) so I'm not too concerned about much harm to the tree.

 

[sorce]

Not as soon as the full on Repot.....

But I think your quickest tree is in here.


Sorce

 

[World Bonsai Police]

Not as soon as the full on Repot.....

But I think your quickest tree is in here.
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Sorce

Boo Hiss! Those of us that are well balanced like the top, -all of it, as a very nice counter-balance to the cascade. Don't let the dark side talk you out of a perfectly good tree that only needs fine tuning.

 

[sorce]

That top is useless by many standards.

Plug it in here.

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[Kenneth]

Hmm what if i try this instead? Using the third primary branch closest to the point of curve in the trunk as the apex.

Perhaps making a jin with the left branch coming straight out of the first curve. That might retain what @NotSorce say about the counter balance while still keeping the continuous directional flow of branches as per bonsai stick figure thread.

What do you think? @sorce

 

[Just Rosie]

Lovely tree! My first inclination is to go with image #1 of the original photos as the front. But this is coming from a complete beginner so take my opinion with a teensy grain of salt! I think it will be a beautiful tree no matter what front you choose, though. I like the idea of a 360 display and round pot... is that a thing in bonsai?

 

[sorce]

you

If it's salvageable at all, it's like that.
But don't let the branches extend so far blah...it's just a drawing right!

I think the wideness and wildness of the roots is enough counterbalance.

Sorce

 

[Kenneth]

If it's salvageable at all, it's like that.
But don't let the branches extend so far blah...it's just a drawing right!

I think the wideness and wildness of the roots is enough counterbalance.

Sorce

That's a good point regarding the wildness of the roots. Yep just a drawing haha. Will work upon the tree after the flush of growth hardens and post a picture again. Thanks once again for your valuable insights!

Lovely tree! My first inclination is to go with image #1 of the original photos as the front. But this is coming from a complete beginner so take my opinion with a teensy grain of salt! I think it will be a beautiful tree no matter what front you choose, though. I like the idea of a 360 display and round pot... is that a thing in bonsai?

Just Rosie, thanks for the compliment. I believe in bonsai you would want to try and make one side the best for display, maximising that one angle while not compromising the others too much, perhaps unless one is going for a more naturalistic style, if I'm not wrong Walter Pall did showcase some of the trees he worked on in the Bonsai Empire Youtube channel and his trees looks wonderful from all angles. Then again I'm also a beginner.

 

[Kenneth]

An update to the serissa.

I removed the 2 left branches and thinned it out some.

 

[Forsoothe!]

Pazazzz!

 

[Orion_metalhead]

I like it a lot.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Much better. I like it.