Attacking
the apex. At this point, in order not to bore the audience with
endless wiring, I asked if anyone wanted to make an offer on
the tree now. Unfortunately, that offer was met with silence.
I don't think anyone thought I was serious.
Fine wiring
the apex. Some bonsai folks feel that the apex is one of the
most difficult elements in a bonsai to do well.
In this photo
I'm actually bending the branch down. But still, you can also
get a pretty good idea of the wiring.
Close up of the
top third of the tree.
The point where
the leader was taken out is visible. The new apex goes off to
the left in this photo.
