radiata pine, bunjin maybe??

[bonsaisensation]

hi everyone
this collected radiata is the next of many pines to be restyled here at the nursery. with so much other trees that need doing around the place, i have kind of set myself a goal of styling one or two pines a week in my spare time(mainly after work hours at night time), otherwise they will never get done.
the tree was styled two years ago as bunjin style and have powered on since then. a lot of the overgrown and thickend branches have been either cut off or jinned to lighten the look. while the styling took place, one thing was hanging in my mind: still too many branches for a true bunjin. so i will definately cut or jin more branches down the track but good enough for now.

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any comments welcome.

regards

Tien

[MoGanic]

Hi Tien!
My first impression is that you can definitely get rid of the lower left branch and have a smaller triangle for the canopy with a tail off to the right.

Having said that, great work! Knowing when to stop to maintain health is a tough skill to master.

Thanks for sharing .

[Gerard]

Nice job Tien,
The change in angle makes a big difference, giving the tree direction

[kuregtr]

Wow looks really good. Agree with Gerard abt the angle.

[bonsaisensation]

hi everyone
thanks for the comments. i posted this topic to get some thoughts about bunjin style and pine training.
1. i'd like to highlight the importance of directionality to bunjin(well, most styles for that matter). so if the tree looked a bit off, tilt it on an angle and you'll be surprise the difference it makes.
2. the amount of foliage on a tree that is supposedly struggling to survive against the elements.
3. the importance of pushing back budding and cutting elongated branch to those back buds to introduce taper to the branch structures.
4. making sure the angle of the branches exit the trunk going downward(often involves undercutting the origin of the branch).

just some of my humble thoughts. please feel free to add your experiences.

Tien