American Larch

[Atom#28]

Quit screwing with it.
Winter is coming and it needs it's best health for that obstacle.

haha you’re right! not to worry, it’s tucked against my house, north wall, unscathed!

 

[Vance Wood]

I like it but would not make the top jin so long.

I agree with the concept of not making the jin too long but it is easier to reduce its size than trying to make it bigger.

 

[Atom#28]

I agree with the concept of not making the jin too long but it is easier to reduce its size than trying to make it bigger.

yes, my thoughts exactly

 

[M. Frary]

I agree with the concept of not making the jin too long but it is easier to reduce its size than trying to make it bigger.

That's what she said.

 

[Mike Westervelt]

You may be right! I’ve been told that by others as well. The needles are quite short, with 2 white lines on the underside. I used this resource to identify: http://nwconifers.com/info/overview.htm

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Grand fir, Abies Grandis.

 

[clem]

One idea I have been kicking around. What do you think?


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nice, i would keep the character of the top of the ten-jin by keeping it's inverse tapper a little

 

[crust]

Nice trees. Great material.

 

[AJL]

You may be right! I’ve been told that by others as well. The needles are quite short, with 2 white lines on the underside. I used this resource to identify: http://nwconifers.com/info/overview.htm

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Looks a lot more like Hemlock to me!!

 

[PABonsai]

Very nice. Good luck with them. They look great.

 

[Atom#28]

Doodling up an idea.

Before:




Maybe?

 

[clem]

i'd do the same as you, maybe with a flatter crown


Not sure i'd do a shari, because your bark is mature, good looking, and there is a risk that the result isn't very natural looking

 

[Atom#28]

i'd do the same as you, maybe with a flatter crown

Not sure i'd do a shari, because your bark is mature, good looking, and there is a risk that the result isn't very natural looking

Thank you! Your virt does make the tree look much more to scale with the trunk.

 

[clem]

no problem, i like mountain conifers with a prostrate looking

 

[Vance Wood]

i'd do the same as you, maybe with a flatter crown
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Not sure i'd do a shari, because your bark is mature, good looking, and there is a risk that the result isn't very natural looking

I like your idea but I would offer an option that you might like. Larch air layer quite well I would suggest layering off the top half of the tree then jinniung it down to make the effect you have shown.

 

[Atom#28]

I like your idea but I would offer an option that you might like. Larch air layer quite well I would suggest layering off the top half of the tree then jinniung it down to make the effect you have shown.

yes sir! The top of the tree has some really neat, funky, clumpy action. I have 2 air layer spots planned up there.

 

[Atom#28]

air layer

here are the 2 sections I hope to layer. The branch on the right is about an inch in diameter at the base. The bulbous part has at least 5 different branches, all coming from different angles, and 3 natural jins. I don’t know what happened to this poor tree years ago, but it sure took a beating.

 

[GailC]

@Atom#28 can't help at all with your tree, just stoping to say hi to a neighbor. I'm 45 min north of CDA in the idaho panhandle.
Nice seeing someone from.my neck of the woods. I plan on heading north soon as I can in search of a larch.

 

[misfit11]

The styling idea you have for the bottom portion of the tree is great, imo.

The top half is going to difficult. I would certainly choose the branch going to the right as the trunkline and jin off that bulb etc to the left. The difficulty, as I see it, is that branch is basically at a 90 degree angle from the lower trunk. You may be able to reduce this angle at some point with the use of raffia and some rebar. But as it stands, it's very jarring.

 

[Atom#28]

@Atom#28 can't help at all with your tree, just stoping to say hi to a neighbor. I'm 45 min north of CDA in the idaho panhandle.
Nice seeing someone from.my neck of the woods. I plan on heading north soon as I can in search of a larch.

hi neighbor! I called the ranger station in CDA and they verified they will be issuing “transplant” permits again this year. I think it was May 1 through June 15. I found this larch just below “Cougar Peak” in the CDA forest. The only other larches I saw there were spindly little 4’ saplings, though. I’m gonna try the honeysuckle campground area this year, I think.

 

[Atom#28]

The styling idea you have for the bottom portion of the tree is great, imo.

The top half is going to difficult. I would certainly choose the branch going to the right as the trunkline and jin off that bulb etc to the left. The difficulty, as I see it, is that branch is basically at a 90 degree angle from the lower trunk. You may be able to reduce this angle at some point with the use of raffia and some rebar. But as it stands, it's very jarring.

Thank you. I agree. The top is super wonky. i think I’m gonna layer that 90 degree upper right branch off and try to make it into something interesting. The bulb might end up being a nice polished paper weight lol