AusBonsai

Looks awesome Astro, should look great in flower.

coming along sweet champ!

these are a lot stronger growers than I thought, I was under the impression they were a slower grower than this or is yours just a freak?

very nice!

no idea mate. this tree has just gone berserk with growth. took everything i had to slow it down as the internode length was getting to large. but every time i cut it it just grew faster and stronger so in the end i let it go then gave a light prune at the start of autumn. it seems the more brutal i am with this tree the more it tries to grow. ideally i want to wait until spring to see which buds pop. at the moment each branch has buds that are starting to swell a little as well as a crap load of flowering spurs. if it throws out some growth in the right spots i want to give it a hard chop and try and work on it a little more easily. if it grows liek last spring im in trouble hehe

Looks stunning! Have you got any close ups of the trunk. Keen on learning doing something similar
What month would you consider attempting a carving? And what species?
Look forward to more pictures!!
Cheers
Pandu