AusBonsai

After Fall needle plucking, definatly no expert at this but I think I have done well. There are many very small buds that have long old needles on them. If I took them off the small buds would be left with nothing. I maybe could have taken some more needles off but I think I have done a decent job of balancing and there is plenty of space for the sun and wind to get in now for winter.
I took all the needles of the upper branch on the left as I will remove that branch in a month or two.
All ready for it's first major wiring

I really like the sharp change of direction in the leader Bretts. With the large wound on the trunk, was the tree damaged at some stage.

Nice recover Bretts
Just wen back and looked at all the old photos t see where it came from and am please you have done good in not very long time too.

what are the future directions for the tree? Decided yet?
I would like to see it tilted to the left more. the 1st series of pics at the start of the thread had it angle left more which I like a lot

Ken

Yes I just went back through the pictures and the first indication to me is a couple of dead roots. But a while before it went to the workshop I had found an orange fungus in the bark. I removed it and treated with lime sulfur, undiluted I think. Clinton Nesci motioned to Ray that was not good. Ray agreed but said it is gone now.
I guess we didn't know there was deadwood under the bark at that time or I think we would have chosen this as the front. By the time I found it, it had started to callous over again. It could be interesting
Wether it was caused by the trees poor health when I got it or wether I caused it in the repottings
The style I am going for is scattered through the thread Ken. I think we made a good decision in aiming for new branches It should be alot of fun to wire up.
I got out my JBP media resources today but I haven't found the best time to wire yet. I am guessing now would be ok but maybe early spring is better. I would like to put it in a bonsai pot then as well

Wire in winter mate, jbp put on a fair bit of wood at this time andyou might get wire scars quite quickly if not paying attention.