Black Pine Seedling Cuttings

[markyscott]

A few updates. Here is the semi-cascade exposed root. I cut off the main sacrifice trunk and edited several unneeded branches. I then thinned and pulled needles And tightened the bend a bit more. Main branches and trunk line are in place. Before and after.

 

[markyscott]

I removed the wrap and twine holding the roots to the rock in this root-over-rock tree. Here are a few shots during the process from different sides of the tree. The roots turned out great on this one - I’m going to call the packing wrap experiment a success! I kept the escape branch, but removed the needles and cut off everything except for the leader. Around the rest of the tree I just pulled some needles. Plan is to develop a new trunk line and the branches from the whorl just a few inches above the top of the rock..

 

[markyscott]

2022 update.

 

[markyscott]

More.

 

[markyscott]

More.

 

[markyscott]

One of my exposed root trees just wasn’t working out. So it became a root over rock. Heres some nice limestone for rock plantings.

 

[markyscott]

Here’s the tree attached to a stone. I bare rooted the tree and, with some pretty sketchy engineering, attached it to the stone and secured the roots around it with packing film and aluminum wire

 

[0soyoung]

Wouldn't root over a smooth (instead of rough/clingy) rock be a way to produce exposed roots? That is, one would do everything in the same way, but removes the rock in the end (because it isn't 'welded' to the rock).

BTW, I've noticed that there are lots of trees that were growing on stumps (of trees that were logged 60+ years ago) are now becoming exposed root trees as the old stumps are now rapidly decaying. I imagine, though, that most naturally occurring exposed roots are the result of progressive soil erosion.

Apologies for bombing your thread - just had an overwhelming need to share

 

[markyscott]

Wouldn't root over a smooth (instead of rough/clingy) rock be a way to produce exposed roots? That is, one would do everything in the same way, but removes the rock in the end (because it isn't 'welded' to the rock).

Artistic preference, but I personally prefer textured stones with hollows, grooves and irregular edges over a smooth stone. It needs to be a good interesting one - trees change but stones don’t.

 

[markyscott]

BTW, I've noticed that there are lots of trees that were growing on stumps (of trees that were logged 60+ years ago) are now becoming exposed root trees as the old stumps are now rapidly decaying. I imagine, though, that most naturally occurring exposed roots are the result of progressive soil erosion.

It seems likely that exposed root trees were originally motivated by both of those processes. Over time, they developed a unique asthetic of their own.
S

 

[markyscott]

Needle pulling, thinning and wiring. Stood a new sacrifice shoot from which I’ll build the apex. I’ll probably do some decandling this year on this one.

 

[markyscott]

Here’s a progression on the cascade from the beginning:

March 2015


August 2016


November 2016


December 2016


February 2017


October 2017


April 2018


January 2019


January 2019


July 2020


February 2021


April 2021


July 2021


January 2023

 

[Carol 83]

Here’s a progression on the cascade from the beginning:

March 2015
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August 2016
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November 2016
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December 2016
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February 2017
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October 2017
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April 2018
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January 2019
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January 2019
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July 2020
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February 2021
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April 2021
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July 2021
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January 2022
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Great progression and lesson on what can be done with experience.

 

[markyscott]

Great progression and lesson on what can be done with experience.

Just bought a batch of 500 seeds to start the next generation!

- S

 

[SeanS]

@markyscott shouldn’t the last shot be Jan 2023?

Fantastic progression and tree!

 

[markyscott]

@markyscott shouldn’t the last shot be Jan 2023?

Fantastic progression and tree!

Crap. Yes.

And the time to edit has expired, so now preserved forever. Thanks for catching that!

s

 

[leatherback]

Crap. Yes.

And the time to edit has expired, so now preserved forever. Thanks for catching that!

s

I *think* if you ask @Bonsai Nut nicely, there are ways to correct such confusing mistakes. Some of the feebler minded, such as myself, might in a year be utterly confused with your timelines!

 

[markyscott]

I *think* if you ask @Bonsai Nut nicely, there are ways to correct such confusing mistakes. Some of the feebler minded, such as myself, might in a year be utterly confused with your timelines!

What do you think @Bonsai Nut? The public has spoken. Any chance we can edit post 472? The label for the last image should be 2023, not 2022. thank you!

S

 

[Bonsai Nut]

What do you think @Bonsai Nut? The public has spoken. Any chance we can edit post 472? The label for the last image should be 2023, not 2022. thank you!

S

LOL I changed it hours ago. I should have said something

 

[Carol 83]

LOL I changed it hours ago. I should have said something

Always there to take care of this motley bunch.