It's a wonder new forms ever come into existence at all.
I can only imagine the first time someone tried painting on a piece of birch bark and his peers saying "Ugh, no no, painting go on cave wall, been done like so forever, must be a good reason." Lol.
Seriously, I have toyed around with this little Shohin, trying to imagine it's future, but the truth is I like it as is, well, not quite, maybe after some Nebari work, leaf reduction, and ramification. I can always remove a branch or two in the future, or lower one, or just hack it back, the options are wide open if I can't bring what I see to the surface.
Keep in mind the size of this tree.
Thanks for the kind words.