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What type of pine is that- a dwarf cultivar? Foliage looks nice and dense.

Obligatory tree: a shohin-sized wild rose clump. Recently collected, seems to have survived. It has a good base; I’ll develop it in the pot.

Edit: screwed up somehow, tree is in next post
 

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Of course there is hope for this tree but it all depends on how aggressive you are willing to be, how far are you willing to go and how long are you willing to wait? These are the critical questions you must ask yourself before you acquire a tree, not after. This tree in-particular will need a lot of attention almost none of it is obvious at this point because of the nature of the photograph. There is one thing quite obvious: The tree will need a good deal of reduction down to the basics of branch ramification before you can decide where the tree might go. If this is not done properly you might lose the tree. Look at any bonsai book or publication and look at your tree: Do you see any resemblance between this tree and the books you are looking at?
 

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Shimpaku beginning the journey, learning to stand. Next a bit more reduction on left side, then wire branches roughly for better exposure and back on the bench till winter! Took a couple of hours with the help of two friends. Had to comb out, rinse away all soil, remove larger roots and reposition the finer roots. Was grateful the grower ( Telperion) had done a good job of reducing the largest roots when transitioning from the ground growing to the anderson flat several years ago.
 

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J. Maple Arakawa night shot...
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Nice , love the combo. Here is my twin trunk hemlock after a spring haircut and style. Courtesy of a close friend and collaborator. I wanted help with reduction now that it is reaching a certain stage of growth and getting closer to refinement. Back on the bench till fall, water and fertilizer.IMG_1360.JPG
 

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Nice , love the combo. Here is my twin trunk hemlock after a spring haircut and style. Courtesy of a close friend and collaborator. I wanted help with reduction now that it is reaching a certain stage of growth and getting closer to refinement. Back on the bench till fall, water and fertilizer.
Nice Frank! Pot looks sorta familiar too...
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