Blueberry viewing angles and future...

[Josh7]

Hi guys,
I saved this Blueberry from a bulldozer a couple of weeks ago, and would like to get your opinions on future styling. I'm not sure whether to keep it compacted buy using the shorter stub directly above the trunk as a new leader and bud off it, or by using the reach and curving higher leader and curl it back around over the base.
Either way I have never worked on a flowering and fruiting plant before, so all advice will be taken on board.

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[GavinG]

It's hard to tell from the photo, but the side view looks like an interesting possibility to me - can the two vertical stubs be cut back to trunk without being seen from the (new) front? Then you'd have just a cloud of foliage off to the left, and a fine shohin. Just a thought.

Gavin

[kvan64]

I think Josh could turn the verticle stubs to jins. otherwise the second stub should be kept instead of the first as it would have better movements for the tree. It's a nice tree and appears to have a lot of potentials. Also I could imagine it to be a nice bonsai with beautiful fruits. However, I would remove that big root.

[bodhidharma]

G'day Josh, i would be cutting off the first bare stub keeping the second for the new beginning and getting rid of the rest.

[Josh7]

Thanks guys. Looking at the bottom pic, I was considering using the left hand stub as a jin (shorter of course) and getting the shorter stump to bud to form a new leader. Time to prune and wait for spring i guess..........

[anttal63]

I like your idea Josh! rather than jins think hollows mate.