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Matt
Your 'hard bends', are for me, heading very much in a good direction. In my experience with casuarinas they just don't do 'S-bends', such as one gets with wiring. They will do 'arcs', both small and grand in size relative to the height of the tree. Arcs will often end with a sudden, abrupt change of direction usally caused by the death of the tip of the 'arc' (insect if small/ young, or broken if an older branch. The branch then heads off in a totally new direction. Sometimes the 'dead' end is short and grows over with bark, but often it is a significant stub, maybe with a nesting hollow in the end. These two shapes of lines, arcs and sudden abrupt changes, are what gives many casuarinas their characteristic form. They could be used the way the standard shaping of pines is followed.

Roger,
While I agree fully with your observations, with the classical pine styling of this tree, hard bends do not fit with the rest of the movement. I would even consider taking the branch lower longer wider & much fuller, a platform to then climb up into the tree.

Matt

Craig, Matt and Roger. thankyou very much gentlemen for your input and kind words, all taken on board for future consideration as the years roll by.

I always love this bushy out of controll look how ever it is not horticulturally healthy for it to stay like this too long.
So i then did a good clean out and repot to complete 2nd stage of the regig. I decided against the PK pot. I feel this pots smoothness contrasts far better and i love the way the warm tones pick up through the year ! I have changed the potting angle and position and think it is far better also. In a month or so when it settles i will do a detailed wiring again.

Wow I like that ... Will only look better in years to come

Developing nicely, Antonio. Good work.
More clip and grow and less wiring will pay good dividends with this species.
Roger

Meagi wrote:Wow I like that ... Will only look better in years to come

Thanks again mate !!!

Roger wrote:Developing nicely, Antonio. Good work.
More clip and grow and less wiring will pay good dividends with this species.
Roger

Hi Roger thanks as always !!! i am a lover of wire and believe that without we cannot do great bonsai. The little things annoying me at the moment can only be addressed by wiring !!! Clip and grow alone will never cut it... pardon the pun...