Larix Laricina Part 2

pdbbonsai

This is another collected Tamarack from 2003. I would like to field your thoughts, ideas etc.

possible front. Concidering removing the right branching. Lack of taper and not real appealing.

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A second shot gives you an idea of the placement.

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Not a real "go getter" for a collected specimen. But the thread on Larch Progression, gave me hope for some of the 'outcasts' that I do have.

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A last of the four sides. The real sad thing is the lack of taper in the two branch/trunk thingies. If I were to use either of them, I would need to introduce taper fairly low on either of them.

I am going to clean these up a bit with the editor, I will monkey around, twist, turn and see if anything shoots out at me.

I would like if anyone 'sees' anything in these, to let me know. Greatly appreciated!

Paul

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D3rutat

You might want to consider a cascade on it, as an informal would be too unatural

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Jonny D

Hi paul,

I actually quite like the the two branches you are considering removing, they intoduce taper and look to have pleanty of shoots off them. If you got rid of them I think that you would reduce a siginificant feature of this tree. This is what i would once I thought the tree ready. Probably use photo no. 2 as the front, Jin/Shari the top of the main trunk, cut the two branches you want rid of back to different heights and then form an apex on each of them bringing them back over the centre of the tree. See my virt (simple) below. It would almost become an informal bunjin type design.

hiope it helps.

D3rutat, I personally wouldn't go for a cascade you'd have to do some serious bending and it would make more sense to choose something that lends itself easier.

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D3rutat

You don't need to bend the trunk to get a cascade, just repot the tree at a different angle.

BTW, your visual looks pretty good, but in my opinion that empty space in the left should be filled with a tall rock or someting like this http://www.btinternet.com/~colinlew...ix/CasLarix.jpg but only lower

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Jonny D

Hi D3rutat,

your right you don't need to bend a trunk to get a cascade and you could normally get one by repotting at a different angle and when you intially posted the thought of a cascade that is something I considered, However, I think in this case it would be difficult even with a repot to a different angle, the direction of all the branches is upwards consequently even with a repot to a different angle you are still going to have some dangerous bending to do (see the area in red below that would be put under alot of stress), do-able yes, and you're right it might make quite a nice double style cascade, but worth the risk? when there are equally good options...

Jonny.

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DavidN

Paul,
Here is my idea for your tree. I think it is very much achieveable unless the branch cannot be bent even with the use of raffia and heavy wire. I think this brings out the best qualities in the tree. It achieves good proportions of trunk to height and will make a nice shohin.

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