Scotts pine project

BrianBay9

Here is another one of my free tree acquisitions, a Scotts pine. I got it as a half-dead, Christmas-tree shaped plant about four years ago. I've had precious little experience with pines, so even though it's not great material, I thought I'd try to see what I could make of it.

Unfortunately, I didn't have a camera then, so don't have a pic of it in original condition. The sequence below shows the tree this spring, after I'd cut off the top and changed its planting angle the previous year. The last two pics are while I've been working on it the past couple of weeks.

Comments, complaints or suggestions would be helpful. I've got to figure out what to do with that nub at the top (remainder of oricinal trunk).

Brian

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new4me

Hey Brian, very nice transformation look forward two seeing it down the road.

Rich

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Ashbarns9999

Beg to differ Brian this good material and good potensai. You have taken a very interesting path with this and in my opinion the right one. If this were my tree i would jin the top and jin the other branches on the left then connect with a shari to the bottom jin. This will give character to an already interesting subject. It is reminiscent of John Naka's drawing in Bonsai 1 page 250 fig 489. I would also put the tree in a more upright position to accentuate the the dropped trunk. I really like a jin or two as you know. Kind Regards Ash

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Arnie

Brian,

Just for fun....who knows, maybe 10 years development.

Best Regards
Arnie

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pootsie

Very nice virt, Arnie. Definitely a direction to consider with this tree.

Keep us posted, Brian!

pootsie

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BrianBay9

Love it Arnie. Thanks. The foliage is something close to what I had in mind (but a little more formal). Thanks particularly for helping me visualize what to do with the nub of the old trunk. In addition to your idea, it's been suggested that I could attach some interesting deadwood to that nub and extend it upward. Also an idea to consider.

Brian

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agraham

Brian,

Quite a bend there...you've got bigger...........nevermind~L~


After the survival..and i know nothing of pines so i will assume this will survive....The "nub" is easy....the challenge is going to be fooling the eye into seeing some taper in the trunk.carving?,artful distraction?....i don't know the answer..but you'll have some fun coming up with something...nice material

andy

BrianBay9

As far as the big bend goes....nothing to lose when you're starting with a discarded Christmas tree....

I agree Andy. Adding an artificial, tapering jin extending up from the "nub" would be one way. Carving some shari down the left side of the trunk would be another. Maybe both.

Brian

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Vonsgardens

Very nice Brian. The shari (or a sabamiki later on) will be essential to complete the image. I also agree with your assessment of the virt, beautifully done, but you have a tree struggling against the elements, fighting for survival...... and it has a healthy "dome" of foliage- but I think the approach is right on. John