Buxus Microphylla Japonica or Japanese Box [Front Advise?]

[Chris Di Nola]

I purchased this Little Japanese Box from one of our Ausbonsai members, It has to one of the biggest trunks I've seen on a box, I removed all the usless branches but I am in 2 minds which front to use.

Let me Know what you think............

[Jamie]

i reckon front 2 has more interest skip!!

bucus are an under used species i reckon, this will make a corker tree!

[Jarrod]

Front one has a good root spread and shows better depth in the three trunks In my eyes!

[Chris]

What would you think if it's in a round pot it looks like it has plenty of fronts

[Pup]

G,day Skippy I prefer front number one. It has pleasing nebari clear flowing lines.
Number two has crossing trunks and is offencive to the eye.
It does have pleasing nebari though, though if you ditched that crossing trunk, you would be left with a bigger problem.

JMHO Cheers Pup

[Jamie]

i would of removed one of the trunks from front two..

what would be the bigger problem pup?

[Pup]

i would of removed one of the trunks from front two..

what would be the bigger problem pup?

Jamie if you take the one from the left you have a flat side with little movement and a large scar to heal over.

If you take the centre one you have a huge void that cannot be hidden or disguised.

If you take out the right you have a similar problem as with the left side but less movement, for continuity.

Of the three options explained the best of them would be to take out the left trunk, leaving that side to heal and work on branch placement for movement.

As I said JMHO, cheers Pup

[Jamie]

fair call mate!

i just seen something in the trunk that i didnt before though. it will need to be virted though. to hard to explain but using front 2 with the "removal" of the two outer trunks, let me get back to you skip!