AusBonsai

Yes, it's a slow progress but i've learned a lot along the way and i'm still learning Enjoy!

Nice development. Tree has nice movement and the bones look there. It looks pretty good.

I imagine some more radical branch moves in the future to fill in the gap?

Thanks Daluke.

Bending? hehe we'll see i'm still not that confident when it comes to drastic bends actually at first i was going for a literati style just to avoid the bends

I like your tree! From the image (only one) I saw two branches up the top coming from the same point and the 2nd lowest branch coming at an angle. If it were mine (maybe you'll sell it?) I'd make a subtle turn to face the viewer a little more, and yank the no.2 branch down. Either way I like it.

Yup, I see your point there thanks! I will give it a tweak next time I've been really slow with my trees lol basically, just looking after them without much action
noticed that i haven't repot it for around 4-5yrs?

I've heard of a guy no repotting a pine for 15 years. The tree back buds and grows insane.

Trees looking good! Is that a sacrifice branch coming all the way up from the base? Great if so!

I'd love to see the tree from the other side, looks like you may have a very viable front around the back there if you get the time for a quick snap.

Just wondering if you are able to bring down the top main left branch at all, in order to fill the negative space on the left a little? (Although its probably not necessary).

What i would suggest is if you are able to try position some foliage to cover the start of that branch, it may help the tree overall by both hiding the chop scars and the bulge/reverse taper.

Keep up the posts for this one! I don't know if I can wait another 4 years for an update

Hope you don't mind me sharing my opinion on this one, feel free to completely ignore me hehe.

Cheers,
Pearcy.

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Thanks Pearcy! Yes, that's a sacrifice branch to hopefully thicken the base

I will try to take more pics next time I really need to reposition the tree a bit better and maybe put it a bit higher to show a bit more of the base.

It's all in the plan so probably not 4 yrs but another 2yrs not!