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28-Apr-2005

Vonsgardens

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Yard Pine- Did I make it worse?

Hi, trying to stimulate conversation. A friend of mine has a Bonsai nursery over by Oklahoma City. I was over at his place in December picking up tools for a big dig we were getting ready to do in Georgia (we dug over (sort of we had a spade) 100 big tridents, another story). I was walking through his polyhouses and after seeing all of the marvelous material he had, resting for spring, noticed (again) a group of tallish pines (Black Pines) that were nicely barked, but..... I made a bet with him that I could turn the "yardliest" of the bunch into a bonsai (?) tree. He took the bait, a little cash exchanged hands and here is the result (initial). Other than the helicopter effect with the Jin on the left side (I could take all of the branches off... could I?) any ideas? The tree is about 38" tall, the base is a little over 6". The picture is from the styling in early January, the buds have popped and the candles are extending nicely- it will rest until next spring. John
(I added a "before picture on the right...)

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28-Apr-2005	#2
pootsie The Cat's Apprentice *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: May-2004 Location: Columbus o-HI-o Country: USofA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 3,065	Looks like a vast improvement to me. pootsie __________________ p.s. My cat is a bonsaiTALK Master. Columbus Bonsai Society

28-Apr-2005	#3
RedPine bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Jul-2004 Location: AR USDA Zone: 7a AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 2,899	Hi, I dont' think you made the tree worse at all.If the Bunjin type is what you are going for then I think it looks like a good first styling.I personally like the tree.The before pic really just showed a slanted trunk with a big lump of needles.The trunk seems to have strong character, I think it adds a rugged interest to the line and bunjin suits the tree well for my taste.I like Bunjin aswell as seeing the torture effects,also agree that a drum pot is a wise choice for the design. __________________ http://gongshi.freeforums.org/index.php Last edited by RedPine : 28-Apr-2005 at 02:19 AM.

28-Apr-2005	#4
acousticco Old at heart Join Date: Jun-2003 Location: Calgary Country: Canada USDA Zone: Zone 3 AHS Heat Zone: 3-4 Posts: 312	Great improvement. I liked the deadwood detail on the root flare immensely. -Cody __________________ acoustic company gardens

28-Apr-2005	#5
DavidN bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: Melbourne Country: Australia USDA Zone: 9-10 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 3,350	Very nice John. You are very lucky to have a friend that owns a bonsai nursery as well as takes you out on digs.

29-Apr-2005