I like the larch narrowed. It has a better feel. Somehow I miss a larch without deadwood. I would love to own one but can't here. No way to get some age into it?
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I like this boxwood. You have brought it along ways since purchase. Just one comment. Anyway to pull that left side in some? That bulge of green on that side is distracting. The right side is great and symmetrical and the left seems strange. Looks very healthy.
Al, thanks for taking the time to comment. I agree with you about the larch/age issue. However, I just purchased the tree last spring and it had been repotted a little late in the season, so I really couldn't do anything other than take good care of it last year. Going forward I will be looking at whether I can jin some unnecessary branches or maybe parts of branches that will get shortened. Unfortunately the trunk doesn't yet really have the aged bark that larches will eventually develop.
The boxwood, yes that left side is an issue. I'm still trying to determine how wide I want the canopy. One problem, to me at least, with this tree is the lack of branching. It has, essentially, trunks and foliage masses. There is no secondary branching or ramification visible. I've noticed this is not uncommon with smaller dwarf boxwood bonsai I've seen, but I'm trying to figure out if there's a way to develop some of that branching and make it visible. Also want to avoid too much symmetry overall.
The other issue is that jagged/angular old branch/subtrunk on the left side, it is all dead and in front of the main foliage mass. I'm wondering if bringing the base of the left side foliage pad down and forward, to partly cover that, would make it look better...or perhaps growing out that small central mass to the left. Or maybe cutting the dead branch back.
Thanks again for your thoughts!
That is looking good Chris! It was me that Coh got this tree from, when I purchased it from Wee Tree, I bought it for the same reason, the base. You've used that to good advantage, by pulling the whole tree down. Progress, nice to see.
OK, you outted yourself! I think when I purchased the tree I was thinking of a taller tree, possibly about as tall as it was at the time. But in person I realized that probably wouldn't work (especially since some of it died back), and that the best way to take advantage of that base was with a much shorter tree. I've enjoyed developing this little guy, so thanks for selling it!