Chinzan Azalea

Chinzan Azalea, purchased as pre-bonsai stock from Adams bonsai in 2009.  The results of 3 years of wiring and maintenance.  The first two years the buds were pinched in early spring to promote early shoot growth.  After the first flush of growth was hardened off it was trimmed again.  This resulted in two flushes of growth per year speeding up ramification.  The third year I let the tree bloom and then trimmed the shoots and wired it to it's current form.