Olive yamadori- what do you think?

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Olive yamadori- what do you think?

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I dug this Olive(African variety - the same as the European one but with pea size fruits.) January 2010.
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This is the tree after I have worked on it a bit two days ago:
fbruary 2011.jpg
Any advice or comments on the proposed front, the use of the deadwood or not, the "tree" to the left, the lowest growth on the right and the branches/trunks of the main tree will be appreciated.

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Re: Olive yamadori- what do you think?

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I think there is a lot of potential there. The only thing i would change for now is I would remove the lowest jin completely as it crosses the main trunk at a odd angle which disrupts the flow of the design.
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I love the spooky vibes coming from this tree! :tu: Only thing I would do is reduce the height of the 'tree' on the left so that it fits with the outline of the rest of the tree, and I second what robc said and do away with the lowest jin. Great tree! :2c:
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Re: Olive yamadori- what do you think?

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missybonsai wrote:I love the spooky vibes coming from this tree! :tu: Only thing I would do is reduce the height of the 'tree' on the left so that it fits with the outline of the rest of the tree, and I second what robc said and do away with the lowest jin. Great tree! :2c:
This is how the tree will look with all the Jins removed:
fbruary 2011 virt.jpg
For now I will let the tree recover after the first cut back.

Thanks for the advice and comments.

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