![Beer :beer:](./images/smilies/Beer.gif)
No initial photo - but it pretty much looked like this as I repotted it almost immediately after I got it home (late Aug, 2017) And here it is today, after being decandled in December and then trimmed back and thinned out a touch around 2 weeks ago.
Cheers for the advice Ryceman ... I think my wife recognises that ...somehow ... "There's always another tree around the corner" !Ryceman3 wrote:
Don’t sweat the JWP MJL, there’s always another tree around the corner. JWPs are a different beast again to the black pine... single flush, a bit slower growing and reliant on colder conditions over winter from my understanding. Think I need to better master the JBP before I give them a go - JRP on the other hand are piquing my interest!
Always looking forward...
In short Frank, that’s the plan. It makes sense to me that the lower branches should be longest so I will look to make that happen as the branching develops. This is just a first step in getting the branch placement right.Raging Bull wrote:Hi Ryceman3,
Are you now going to extend the first low branch on the left to re-create that triangle shape you had previously with the longer lower right branch? I know it's still early days and the tree isn't near it's final shape yet, but I'm of the opinion that a JBP should have a classic bonsai shape.
Cheers, Frank.
I think there'll be a bit of both going on in the coming years to get the shape the way I would like. I don't want to extend too far away from the trunk but I don't want to remove stuff that I might regret later.benbonsai wrote:Rather than extend the lower branches, have you considered trying to shorten the upper branches to create the triangle shape?