AusBonsai

hey everyone

so today i picked up a little elm
ive had this azalea for a couple of months but didnt know what to do with it
i had some "inspiration" haha if you can call it that
ken gave some advice on the azalea which was a 3 trunk setting
but to be honest i struggle with 1 trunk let alone 3
so i gave it a go an this is how it turned out
i was thinking a windswept style maybe not the most
appropriate style for an azalea?
and i was thinking tomorrow i would run a saw straight between
the 2 trees and separate them not sure if this is a good idea or not?
an turn the other tree into a broom

any way the azalea up first what do you all think?
now for the elm any styling advice? i like it but i think near the upper middle half is a problem
it kinda looks like a bar branch there not directly opposite but there close
what should i do? remove one? or leave it? or something else?
any advice would be much appreciated

I'd take the apex out of the elm above the highest branch then bring that final branch up as a new apex. Gets rid of the problem of 2 close branches creating reverse taper, adds more movement and taper - Win, win, win!

thanks for the advice shibui much appreciated

i removed the left hand branch instead of the apex because it had a crack in it from my heavy handedness
and was worried that i would loose it any way so i removed it and shortened the apex slightly

a quick pic i think ill slip pot this into a larger pot and just let it grow freely
for quite a while