Tonights playtime

[nealweb]

This was tonights play time - Azuma Kagami

[fae]

Lovely Neil, very delicate.

Fiona

[kcpoole]

Nice flowers
If mine I would shorten top down. there is no taper in that section and looks too spindly. Shorten to the second branch above the "trunk section" maybe

Ken

[Jamie]

this ome reminds me of the wood prints that we see in books of chrisanthemum. I dont mind how this one hasnt got great taper as it reminds me of the wood block prints.

[nealweb]

Thanks Fiona, thanks Ken

It is a bit tall I know. Once it has flowered I will give it a good trim back and put it into a bonsai pot. I might shorten it then but then I may not. We seem to always be shortening everything and a bigger tree means more flowers and more impact, at that time atleast. There is a bit of strength and character in the lower trunk (hidden in shadow in these pics)so once it fills in and thickens up a bit it may be alright.

Cheers!

neal.

edit - thanks jamie, nice thought, those chrysanth pictures are very cool

[Bretts]

There is a Bonsai masters Daughter that creates amazing settings with trees just like this. Have a search through WOB series 1. It shows amazing skills it's kinda like combining bonsai with Ikebana

[Guy]

nice----with those size flowers I would keep the overall size of the tree pretty much as is--just let it grow out for the next couple of seasons and trim to same size throughout -