Here's my Monterey pine, with awesome bark all the way up. This one was grown from seed by a Monterey area bonsai guy in the 70s, then cared for by another guy in the Watsonville club up until about 10 years ago when he started downsizing his collection and I acquired it. I think I'm going to move the front a little to the left when I repot next.
They often have a softly rounded flat-top when growing in the wild, so I've been sticking with that design which is pretty much what it has had for the last 40+ years.
I've been contemplating removing the lowest branch on the left.
by cbobgo