Changes
For years I’ve been hesitant on trusting my gut feelings regarding making bonsai decision. I decided this year will be different. I’m starting with this buttonwood I purchased from Mary Madison in Sept of 2006 (see below).
When purchased most of the trunk was burried deeply. So I was pleasantly surprised on how nice the trunk was for a small plant. Even though it turned out to be a nice tree I was never quite satisfied with the the 1st large branch on the right (see below).
To me it always seemed to be 2 trees that merged together, particularly from the back. I always thought about seperating the 2 portions but was reluctant. So on May 16th I took it to the Mary Mardison demo/workshop to get opinions.
I first show it to Mike R. and he agreed with me to make 2 trees out of it. Then I got Mary’s opinion and she said not to separtate them. She said the 1st branch was too thick and to make it thinner.
Afterwards I decided to make 2 trees out of it. Even though it’s small, it’s a buttonwood and it was hard separating the 2 portions. However, I did it and now have 2 trees. I will only be keeping one of them. Can you guess which one?
Tree one
Tree two still needs some carving done on the back to get rid of the saw mark and I will probably make the 1st jin on the left shorter, but will wait until it recovers. So what do you think? Was this the correct decision?
Tree two
