Good start, I particularly like the base. The top zig-zags a little too sharply for my taste. That may soften as the foliage pads fill in.

Well that was my problem, I liked the base and size too. The top is the least of the problems with this tree. It got off to a bad start as most do here but the price was right!!

All of the styling I'm doing now is to hide flaws which can't be removed or corrected. I've changed a lot of the branch positions in the past 6 months and finishing the foliage pads will hide a lot. It will never be a great tree but it will be a good one in the end.

One of the main reasons I'm working on it is because these trees, while being common in the central highlands, are not found in the provinces near the coast.

Bob

And I like the base dammit!!!