Red Pine Styling

A friend of mine asked me to style his Red Pine.  The first picture is the original front.  I turned the tree around (2nd pic) and tilted it slightly to the right.  The original bottom branch was too long with no real budding so I jinned it.  I think in the future it needs to be recuced a bit but I'll let him sit with it a while and make that decision.

The plant has a nice motion of the trunk.  

Maybe it's a bit too high but it is very beautiful.  

Best regards , Daniel  

Onybonsai-Daniel wrote:The plant has a nice motion of the trunk.  

Maybe it's a bit too high but it is very beautiful.  

Best regards , Daniel  

have to agree.
Top needs to come down to make the tree more compact.

Aka matsue is my absolute favorite pine. But to my frustration no nurseries around here carry them.

i go along with the comments about the top, but have a question on the first movement in the trunk. I always felt better that it moved toward the viewer and not away, so I would have stayed with the initial front. comments? Thoughts?

The original front was " pigeon breasted ".
The new front is the correct one.

Virtual photographie in bunjin style , this style is suitable for tortuous and fine trunks
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Yes, it can be a good solution.  




Best regards , Daniel  

I changed the front primarily because I liked the look of the base from the original back. I wasn't necessarily aware of it being "pigeon breasted" but did not like that aspect of the bend. As to the height, it adds a certain uniqueness that I like. As for the bunjin style it is a very nice solution but I don't know if my friend was ready for me to reduce his tree quite that much. Maybe next styling.

Thanks for the comments.

Hi,
The trunk is beautiful. I like it before cuting.

Happy new year!