So here is something you'll either love or hate! Seriously.
A cheap bit of material I couldn't help buying, along with a brother. Some pics in this thread, along with a big one bought previously:
One was repoted and this was one cut down and not repoted, both experiments. I decided to work on this tree today.
Here is how it went:
Before:
After:
If you haven't guessed, the goal is literati with this tree. It will look sickly, struggling to survive. It will have a number of jins poking above the foliage and branch line of broken branches from the wind, or ones the tree has given up on as it tries to survive. It won't have heavy branching or ramification as it never manages to grow enough before something breaks.. The branches will be twisted and gnarly as they've been beaten by the wind.
Interested in people's thoughts. This is a deciduous tree, not a conifer. Its a fun little project, I think it will look cool
A cheap bit of material I couldn't help buying, along with a brother. Some pics in this thread, along with a big one bought previously:
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
Hello, Well here is an unusual tree (in my limited experience). Called a Twisted Hazelnut in layman's terms. I was looking for some potential in material at a garden centre and this really struck me. Bearing in mind, I have little confidence in my ability to spot potential because I simply...
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One was repoted and this was one cut down and not repoted, both experiments. I decided to work on this tree today.
Here is how it went:
Before:
After:
DSC_1881 by Conor Dashwood, on Flickr
DSC_1880 by Conor Dashwood, on Flickr
DSC_1879 by Conor Dashwood, on Flickr
DSC_1880 by Conor Dashwood, on Flickr
DSC_1879 by Conor Dashwood, on Flickr
If you haven't guessed, the goal is literati with this tree. It will look sickly, struggling to survive. It will have a number of jins poking above the foliage and branch line of broken branches from the wind, or ones the tree has given up on as it tries to survive. It won't have heavy branching or ramification as it never manages to grow enough before something breaks.. The branches will be twisted and gnarly as they've been beaten by the wind.
Interested in people's thoughts. This is a deciduous tree, not a conifer. Its a fun little project, I think it will look cool