Restyle of Mother

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G, day I have had this Casuarina cunninghamiana, For three years now as a trade for a Satsuki Azalea shugetsu.
I have been looking at it from different angles. These first shots are what I thought would give me the best front!!.
I have now changed my mind and will start to redevelop it. With this front using the scar as a feature. Also all the cuttings hope fully will give me some good Mini's. As I have no new stock and I am prone OH bugger I should taken pics, too late. I thought I could share restyles with you if I don't have a seniors moment when I am doing that. Well here we go with this project. Pup :)
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See what happens when you do that something goes wrong.
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I really like the new front Pup.
The wound will look excellent with a bit of work. I have found Cas timber to be very soft and rots easily (withing 2 years) so I recommend some form of treatment to it.
Possibly your blowtorch technique???
Pup wrote:I am sucking up to Steven its his favorite speices
That's right, it is! I'm very keen to watch the progress of this one Pup!

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AusBonsai wrote:I really like the new front Pup.
The wound will look excellent with a bit of work. I have found Cas timber to be very soft and rots easily (withing 2 years) so I recommend some form of treatment to it.
Possibly your blowtorch technique???
Pup wrote:I am sucking up to Steven its his favorite speices
That's right, it is! I'm very keen to watch the progress of this one Pup!

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G,day mate if you look closely you will see that has been done. More when I take the wire off I will carve a bit more also.
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I'll have to reserve judgement on this one Pup. I do like the lower branches in the first style, but also like the trunk movement is the new style.

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i like that you have restyled on persective aswell pup,
it gives it a much bigger size :D
i'de like to see this one progress :!:
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Hey Pup,

I would love to see what this tree looks like now. Am about to help a mate dig his first tree, a casuarina and it would be great to show him what they can look like.

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Nice tree Pup. Must have a few years behind it to get the lovely bark. Cunninghamiana always seem so slow to cork up. I would have that over azalea any day.
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It is in Casaurina rebirth a progression of what has been done.
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I like the new front Pup, it seems to give the trunk a more pleasant posture. I look forward to seeing you build some equally impressive branches on her.

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Well done Pup. It takes some Cohunas to strip down an established tree and virtually start again. Your eye noticed a better tree hidden within and went for it. Some would not be brave. I think it will be a much better tree for it. Also an excellent example for beginners to not be content with a tree just because it is established.
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I actually prefer the tree in its original form however I am really looking forward to see what you come up with. ;)
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i love it! so beautifull
who wants to come on a yamadory with me?
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Here is an update on the Mother as she is today,Simo_5. It is coming along nicely I think.

Cheers :) Pup
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Wow! Dramatic tree, looks great. Great transformation pup :D
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Hi pup great progress on the casuarina, fantastic job on hollowing out that trunk. Can't wait to see what else you have planned for this tree. Cheers Craig
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