I grew this JBP from seed beginning about 12 years ago. It has been in the ground most of that time and has grown a beautiful nebari. I have planned on formal upright styling. However, there are several challenges with the tree, now that it is out of the ground and beginning its life in a pot. Here are the defects I see (feel free to see others!):
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There are plenty of branches to work with low and high, but there is a large straight 12 inch section of the tree with no side branches and no movement in the trunk.
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The buttress from nebari to the trunk has excellent taper, but the rest of the trunk shows little taper.
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Some of the side branches are out of balance-- too large and too straight compared to the trunk.
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Needles are really pale.
Suggestions?
