Buxus Virt

I decided to put this Buxus up on the Ausbonsai forums in the hope of getting some expert advice.

The friendly people there pointed out to me that my original plans wouldn't work as well as I was hoping due to a lack of taper. Instead they have suggested the removal of the larger right side of the fork and a change of planting angle, something like the image below:

I agree that this will give much more taper and some nice trunk movement, however, I am still unsure of where I should take it from here. The first shoot on the right appears to be a little low for a first branch and the ones on the left would be on the inside of a bend in the trunk. Perhaps I will have to cut it back hard and hope for some new shoots.

Greybark Elm 2006

As I stated in a previous post I have come to believe that this tree was a mistake and the reason for this belief can be seen in the photo below:

You might need to enlarge the photo to see it clearly but the tree has a horrible wound on the top which will not heal nicely for a very long time, the tree also has no taper whatsoever.

My plan with this one is to put it into a bigger pot and grow it on for a bit. This will thicken the trunk and then I may try for a broom style.

Any advice on this plan?

Greybark Elm 2006

I bought this Greybark elm as mallsai on the same day in 2010 as the Japanese Elm. I think it is perhaps one of the worst purchases I have made so far but I will go into that more in another post.

Our Ragdoll Kittens

I know its not strictly bonsai related but my fiance took this video recently and I thought it deserved a mention.