I agree, Jim. Pittosporum (see
http://www.bonsai-bci.com/species/pittosporum.html ) has never seemed to
me to make satisfactory bonsai. At least I've never seen one, and I've
seen a lot of bonsai.
Furthermore, I think that bar branches on a seedling should be a
non-issue. In general, it should be easy to decide to eliminate bar
branches from design, but on seedlings, it should be a no-brainer.
There is nothing invested in the branches to begin with, so elimination
is all the easier. It's more of a test of your design fortitude on some
older materials.
Alan Walker
http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org

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Nic wrote: a bit of a seedling, I believe it's a leptospermum (sp??).
What happens when brain doesn't function quite as fast as yer fingers.
Not
leptospermum, but pittosporum!

From: Jim Lewis
Mmm. NOT a good bonsai candidate, IMHO.
Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL

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