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19-Apr-2004
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Larix Laricina - Tamarack
I have recently been starting a few new projects using Larix laricina - tamaracks for material. I love the looks of this conifer and the way the needles turn gold in the fall. Has any one else tried training these fast growing trees with any success?
I have numerous collected stock now and have just chopped the trunk on a couple last fall. My daughter stuck the cut off tops into my growing area last fall telling me she was going to "save" them. To my complete surprise they are both budding out this spring! Please let me know of your experiances with these. |
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19-Apr-2004
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
 
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Badbyte -
I love collected larch also. Here are a few of this springs collected larch projects: This is a larch collected in Maine last spring. Notice the natural spiral live vein - it was caused by a wood borer. |
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19-Apr-2004
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Old Mister Crow
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Wonderful literati material, Candy.
I'm curious as to one aspect of the design - why did you choose to remove the second upright jin? Best wishes, Carl
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19-Apr-2004
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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...and here are a few collected larch that I did not attend to soon enough this year. My plan was to separate the two from this huge grow box (about 36x14x14inches) so that I could pull one out and make initial styling a bit easier. They awoke in the greenhouse and I dared not disturb the roots - so I will wait till next year to put them in separate grow boxes and do some initial styling. These are some great collected material and I am excited to work on them. (note to self: put this combo in the FRONT of the greenhouse NEXT year.)
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19-Apr-2004
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BonsaiTalk Master B.S.er
 
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Hi Candy,
your larch look great, I really like the bunjin. Just like Tom, you are an interesting Bonsai person I would like to know more about. Less than 50 posts in almost a year, you sure are quite, but your gallery is quite stunning. You are another pick for one of those Matt Chroust profile interview things. Large HINT! HINT!
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Emerging from winter slumber Bonsai trees burst buds anew Spring is upon us! -Paul S. |
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19-Apr-2004
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Candy,
Thank you for the wonderful examples! You have added fuel to my fire for larches. I have a few acres of cedar swapland filled also with larch, I try to collect at least once a year. I am also experimenting with a few Jackpine, as these as abundant here and I love the bark and natual twisting of this species, although the needles are longer than I usually like. You are doing some truly quality work Candy, thanks for sharing. |
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19-Apr-2004
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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Carl - One jin was positioned on an inside curve and it was an easy call to remove it. The other jin (which I believe is the one to which you are referring) seemed to subtract from the line of the literati wheras the lower one that was kept echoed the main line of the tree and pointed to the direction of movement of the tree. If I kept this jin, the lower gin would not be nearly as powerful because it would point towards a diversion of the line instead of being a convergence. (Gosh - does this make sense to you? - sometimes it is hard to put artistic expression into words.) -Candy Last edited by Candy J. Shirey : 20-Apr-2004 at 01:00 PM. |
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19-Apr-2004
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Actually, it does make sense, and it's all very interesting to me. When I first looked, I thought that the upper jin would have recapitulated the movement of the lower jin, and given explanation to bend in the trunk at that point. But your poinst about pointing into a divergence instead of a convergence is a good one; with the upper jin there, it would form an implied plane into which the lines of movement from the lower jin would collide. Thank you for explaining. I figured there was a good artistic reason behind the decision, but I didn't see it until you stated it. All the best, Carl
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