The last time I did any work on this tree was January 21, 2007!
So here we are 3 1/2 years later , and boy has this tree changed.
What happened? Well I found out that Too Littles not neccesarily like to be bonsai. Their leaves are small and the trees pop out new growth everywhere. However their branches have a tendency to continually move upright after the styling wires have been removed. Which meant that it was a high maintenance job keeping the tree styled as I had it. So I took it to a nursery for the past 3 years to let it grow and to thicken up even more.
Another problem with the tree was a very odd one sided surface root, that had always bothered me.
After a bit of thinking and a lot of heavy pruning I began to find a new tree under a mass of branches and leaves. Best of all a maintainable style. I plan to keep the branches short and dense, so I won’t have any problems with branches bending back. Just look how massive the trunk looks compared to the styling from years ago
My new tree front was the old back, and the long surface root has been reduced and now shows on the right side of the trunk. I am so happy with this tree now, it is quickly becoming one of my favorites!!
