Fred P. Arnold (11-5-95) - It seems that it is not the V overall that is distracting, but rather the tight V at the base. Possibly if you wired together the two trunks where they first split, to close the narrow gap, and waited for the tree to acquire a slightly larger caliper, possibly by sacrificing some pot training and placing in a large, deep, pot to encourage growth, then the resulting twin trunks with a stronger base and a widely separated V would not be nearly as objecctionable.

Anton Nijhuis (11-7-95) - A good candidate for a Chinese style. The V shape is very attractive and you should accentuate it by removing all lower branches and foliage. This would make it stand out more. Use what you have do not cover it up. All branches below the left trunk where it seperates should be removed. All top branches should be wired apart with curves, the foliage should resemble hands reaching for the clouds. The upper branch curves should repeat the lower V curve.

Sandy Vrooman (11-9-95) - Bigger pot, fatten and then take off right branch. cut 1/3 off of top. Take 1/2 off of the left branch and try to bring it down. If you cant bring it down, elminate and take a new branch out horizontally.

David Waldo (11-10-95) - Here again your eye does not know which trunk to focus on. They both seem the same thickness and are about the same hight. Since it is in a bonsai pot I will assume you don't plan to thicken the trunk too much. Given this I would select one trunk and shorten the hight considerably while removing the other completely. One option would be to make a literati style tree by removing the left trunk and removing the right trunk just above the first branch thus making the first branch the new apex. Put the tree in a shallow pot and it would make a very nice literati style tree.