10 hours of work

[Andrew F]

Brilliant work so far

[bodhidharma]

A great progression for what will be a stunning tree. I dont think the pot is up to the task of complimenting the tree and are you contemplating a change I know pots are a personal thing but a plain one would do it more justice. A Shimpaku, yes.

[PeterH]

Wow, as I was panning down over those pic's I came to one and instantly thought, "What a great front that is". Looking down I noticed the pic was actually the back of the tree. Naturally the tail would have to be bent toward the "front", but I really like the look of the apex from that side. Doable or is the trunk to far forward?

Graeme,

Yes it is too far forward ( I have looked at that option and is out side my skill level) and with a angle change the new front will be closer to the pot.

Thanks Peter, I noticed after your comment that the branch I was talking about come much further forward than I first thought. That is confirmed more by the new pics.

My first thought was to bend the branch back as in where marked in red so it became a back branch heading back towards the base of the tree so as well as giving depth it would give stout to the image(foliage closer to trunk). But this does seem a bit impossible considering the angle and size of the branch. So I am thinking where this branch is marked in green or even the next branch along. It would take a bit more time to fill out this area and it would also necessitate a flattening of some of the other branches I think.

Brett ,

With angle change I will have to rearrange the foliage and branches

A great progression for what will be a stunning tree. I dont think the pot is up to the task of complimenting the tree and are you contemplating a change I know pots are a personal thing but a plain one would do it more justice. A Shimpaku, yes.

Bodhi,

Its not a shimpaku. Similar to chineses "blue star" and yes I will be looking for a suitable pot when I am happy with the design.

Thank you everyone for your inputs it has given me more to think about.

Regards,

Peter

[Shane]

Thank you Peter, this thread shows a great progression for this tree. Like others I was briefly shocked by the hard decision to prune the top branch, but it does work. You have done a lot of work in a short time. Kudos. Cheers Shane

[PeterH]

Update.

I have re-potted,changed the angle down and toward viewer.This has bought the foliage closer to the trunk. Now I will wait for the foliage to grow out to refine the branch placing.

Regards,

Peter

[Raymond]

[Peter Hobbs]

Great progression Peter. It's inspiring to see this tree as it is now let alone imagine what it will become. Thanks.

[PeterH]

Update,

First wiring, still have more wiring to do.

Regards,

Peter