Hi,
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Originally Posted by king kong
Nice bark, nice movement, pot is so so for me (small shoe look) but overall tree looks too.. two dimensional. Looks like it was pressed between two library books.
KK
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I don't like this tree in combination with the new pot either,
the foliage is way to wide for this pot, creating a feeling of
inbalance and instability;
The tree looks like it might keel over any time.
Here's my suggestion:
I'd definetely try to lower, spread out and flatten the canope
much more (if possible in a few levels laterally),
and combine that with an earthenware coloured, large,
but very flat oval or rectangular (dish-like) pot,
or a slab of slate or something similar.
That'll bring out much more the impression of vastness
and far away horizons of the plains where trees like
this grow.
You might get some inspiration of the tropical
Southafrican styles as described in Bonsai Europe #39
(Article: "Out of Africa")
You can also check the net for "Flat Crown", "Pierneef", . . .
Just my idea