Japanese Black Pine Root over Rock

bonsaishane

This tree was recently aquired by a client and was in need of wiring and thinning. Having dealt with a lot of this material, I estimate the tree was imported in the mid 90's. Since that time it appears the tree had been trimmed routinely but not wired. Many branches have elongated and needed removing as they lacked interior branching and taper. The branches that were not removed where all wired and arranged to allow maximum light to the interior portions of the tree. There are many small buds and branches inside that would have likely died this winter without wiring of the tree. The branching is rather coarse, but should improve quickly, with proper care and continued wiring.

With regard to design- the lower right branch will be removed after the trees ramification and shaping has advanced, if all goes well next winter. Removing this branch will open the view of the stone from the front. Also the planting angle and container will likely change so the stone is not at a 90 degree relation with the container.The new container will need to bring out the soft bowing curve in the trunk and vertical height of the tree.

I hope you enjoy, your questions and comments are welcomed.
Shane

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bonsaichef123

that tree was bought via ebay from guy guidry who bought it from jin kim of the now closed korea bonsai in canada who had alot to do with why the importation laws are so strict by shiping trees fresh from importation to among others kimss bonsai in california those trees contained the ever feared long horned beetle i know this much because i also purchased trees from jin kim and a pic of this one was sent to me in 2001 asking price was $900 us as with most root over rocks from son-yu bonsai in korea have the same look pine or maple they look very much alike

bonsaishane

It is nice to know how long it has been in the US and its history. Fortunately the Black Pine is not a host for the longhorned beetle, I know you are likely refering to the Acers and Carpinus that several Korean companies were importing. The beetle should be feared because it is difficult to detect, until you know how to find their entry boring holes into the tree. The grub are very large and very destructive and went undetected by USDA inspectors as well. Thanks for the info but I really shared photo to show and discuss the importance of wiring Japanese Black Pine.

dtree

Hi Shane - I am wondering - Do you plan on reducing the size of the canopy in the future a bit and tightening up the foliage or will you fill it in from where it stands now ? Does that make sense ? I don't know how else to ask that.
Thanks for sharing the pics.

pootsie

Shane:

It would be great to see some larger pictures. This is a wonderful tree.

pootsie

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MattPenton

Shane:

You have shown a number trees that have been neglected and need some t.l.c. Are these trees part of your collection? or do you rework these trees as a service to some customers?

I would love to know what your involvment is... and if I may ask, How do you charge for this service? (I.E. contract price, hourly, per visit, etc.)

Thanks so much for sharing. This allows me to see a tree with a vision to the future. I have learned a lot from your posts.

All the best,

Matt

TimZ8

Nice work Shane!

bonsaishane

Yes, the intent of the work is to compact the foliage design, but the trees look will change once the lower right branch has been removed. The canopy size may be reduced, but likely will just change form slightly and be more defined. Also the work consist of making the tree look as best it can right now.
Shane

hansvanmeer

Nice job Shane, but may i ask what made you deside to remove that right branche, is it for overall tree apperance or is it don to show a better vieuw on the stone? I am just curious!

Hans van Meer.