Its time to go to work

jhill

I found another one of my hopeless trees and thought I would share what it looks like now. After that post the tree was in decline, so I left it be for a couple of years to let it gain strength. This year it must of taken to the pot and has grown quite well. I know that there is way to much foliage to see into the tree so I will go in and thin it a bit.

But for now which ,at the present would you use for the front

Your comments do mean alot
Regards
John

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TreeBay

I think this is one for the sales table. I wouldn't thin it. I would sell. It starts out poorly at the soilline and doesn't get any better. A little overgrown like this - a buyer may see some potential.

Side 2 or 3 has the best view in the photos, but I can't see if the trunk is rushing forward or falling away (I suspect one of each) You have a lot of good stuff in your gallery. I don't think this one is going to improve much.

Regards,

Matt

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bonsaial1

Holy Cow Matt! You just fell for the old Walter Pall set up!

You are gonna get so slammed on this one. John is going to post something really marvelous and we are going to be eating crow

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Walter_Pall

'Holy Cow Matt! You just fell for the old Walter Pall set up!'

Al, this one you have to take back. I take offense to that statement. You put me in a corner wher I don't see myself at all. Next time you think a little before posting.

In my section only trees that are somehow ready for exhibits are critiqued. Consistently some blokes don't read this or don't understand it or think their material is ready for show which it is not at all. I had this twice a week and eventually slammed the door at the nose of one of these because it was quite irritating to constantly tell these ignorants that they had no clue.

This here is an open section. Everybody has the right to ask for critique and help. I would never make a clearly rude statement to a stranger. If it were you, I would say that the tree in question does not really have much potential and is not worth your time. Go pick a better one! But then I know you personally and have a feeling how you would accept such a statement.

To a stranger I would say that yes, there is better material around and next time give the selection a bit more effort but while we are here, we might as well try to find some solutions to this problem together.

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Rene_Voortwist

Hi John,

Given the fact that this is a "hopeless" tree, I would be tempted to use it to try some extreme bending techniques to make some curves into the trunk. If it works the outcome could be very nice, if it fails it's not a big loss. Take out your trunk splitter, raffia and lots of wire and give it a go !

regards, René

TreeBay

Please note, in case someone missed it. I said what I would do, not necessarily what the owner should do.

Regards,

Matt

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Cosen

Maybe it can find a good place in a nice forest ?