Eyes For A Ponderosa Pine

jhill

Here is a ponderosa pine that I recieved from Andy Smith. It was collected in June of 2002 at an elevation of 5500. It has done really well and starting to put on some growth. I am now ready to do some work on this tree. I believe that it is ready. I am posting it here to get some different eyes on it.
What do you think"?"?"?"?

John

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David Yedwab

I have a couple of Andy's collected ponderosas and find them just great. I've just reread Dan Robinson's "Focal Point Bonsai" article from his website, http://elandangardens.8m.com/focal.html . Dan is another great collector of ponderosa's and I think finding the focal pont for your tree is important.

I've attached a shot of my Andy tree. It's in a pot made by Nick Lenz. I've worked on it with Salvatore Liporace, Nick Lenz and Chase Rosade. They've helped me immensely, bring out the beauty of the spiral bark, movement and, as yet, limited jin.

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FredL

David, thanks for pointing me to a very interesting article. And, oh, yes, the trees are great. P Pine (as we used to call it in the USFS), is such an interesting species to work with.

Fred

jhill

David nice tree by the way. Thanks for the link to a great article. I have never worked with this species before. I now think that their are to many branches hiding the design in there. The bark on the trunk is fantastic but the trunk is a bit to straight . Tilting it helps alittle. I think I will go in and cover up some of the branches to see if something catches my eye. I am kinda lost with this one like so many other ones The tree as is stands is around 42" when tilted. Reducing the height more may help

Where are all the players Help get my brain a kickstart.

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John

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