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22-May-2007
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Little Pine (WARNING: Embedded Photographs)
My friends....
I wish to present to you all an interesting tree. A small pine tree that belongs to my teacher. He collected it from a place where the soil is very acidic. Dan tells me it is the acid which has stunted the tree. I am fascinated by this tree. It is old, but we can not guess its age. He is concerned that the tree will try to grow large, if it is in bonsai soil. So he keeps it, for now, in the same soil it grew in. The base of this tree is about 1/2 of an inch. In the photos I show the many layers of the bark, and how cracked it is. When I first saw this tree, I thought it had been in a fire. Because the bark reminded me of burned wood. I believe it is a ponderosa pine. There are no plans to do anything to it. The bark is to fragile to wire. Sometimes it is best to leave the work Nature has done alone. Because to try and improve upon something so rare, would ruin it. Kind regards, Victrinia    Last edited by Victrinia_Ensor : 22-May-2007 at 06:38 PM. Reason: Apparently... I can't spell my own name! |
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22-May-2007
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it is very beautiful vic
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22-May-2007
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ProfessionalBonsaiStudent
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What a find
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22-May-2007
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Square Tree - Round Pot!
 
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Really nice Miss Vic..... might I suggest a possible future.
Excuse the poor virt...but quickly run-up this lunchtime. Regards, Ian. |
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22-May-2007
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bonsaiTALK Craftsman
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Astounding.
I think it is a testament to the resiliency of life. |
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22-May-2007
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BonsaiTalk Enthusiast
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Pretty small needles for a ponderosa, wow.
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22-May-2007
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bonsaiTALK Adept
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It's Pinus Contorta Contorta - Shore Pine. They are more common than you think in this size with rough shape. Here is one I collected last year in the sand dunes - which sadly did not make it as there were really no roots. But, where I collected this one, I worked about half a dozen more that I will be able to get in another two years as they push roots closer to the trunk.
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22-May-2007
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Well that certinally looks like it....! I am very glad you clarified that... I wasn't sure. I'm sorry that this little beauty of yours did not survive. But it sounds like you have a lot of other ones you'll get to enjoy. Do you have any photos of these others? I think what I enjoy most about this tree is it's extreme smallness.... it's fabulously small.... makes me like shohin...  Ciao... Victrinia |
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Thank you for that Ian.... I'll be sure to show it to Dan. He'll appreciate it. It doesn't do anything but tighten the image and add deadwood... both of which are preferable... without damaging what remains. Very nice! Kindest regards, Victrinia |
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22-May-2007
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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It should be easy to identify, I think Ponderosa are a three-needled pine, Lodgepole (or Shorepine ) are two-needled. If I remember correctly.
zube
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