october
Masterpiece
I will try. It might be tough to take the pics and do all the bends.
However, I will do my best to explain what I did.Rob
Field grown scots pine
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I will try. It might be tough to take the pics and do all the bends.
However, I will do my best to explain what I did.Rob
october
Masterpiece
Worked on this for about 6 hours today. Here is the result. Before and a couple of afters. Hopefully, as the years go on, there will be quite a bit of back budding.
Rob
Rob
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Nice job compacting the design. I'd be happy with it.
if it was mine, I'd consider removing the first left branch and maybe pulling the apex down with a guy-wire, further compacting the already nice trunk movement.
if it was mine, I'd consider removing the first left branch and maybe pulling the apex down with a guy-wire, further compacting the already nice trunk movement.
cmeg1
Imperial Masterpiece
Looks beautiful.You have got to be smiling with that tree!
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
That's quite a lot of work, and it really looks great. I'll bet this turns out to be one of your great ones. Doesn't look like it's going to take too long to reach there either...
october
Masterpiece
Thank you very much Brain. Your opinion carries great weight. I will consider your suggestions. I am going to let the tree rest for a while. There was a ton of work done to it.
Rob
october
Masterpiece
I was smiling when it was finished. Partly because I was no longer being stabbed by dagger like needles.
Rob
october
Masterpiece
That's quite a lot of work, and it really looks great. I'll bet this turns out to be one of your great ones. Doesn't look like it's going to take too long to reach there either...
Thanks Judy. You are right about a lot of work. Everything is wired on the tree. Some branches were difficult even with doubling the wire. In some cases, I doubled the wire to get the movement and then guy wired in a couple of spots.
Rob
tmmason10
Omono
Nice work Rob! I like Brian's suggestion but glad you will be giving the tree some rest. It should look good once it fills in.
october
Masterpiece
Thanks Tom. I did some minor adjustments after the pics were taken. Now the tree can rest.
Rob
Rob
MidMichBonsai
Shohin
Good stuff Rob, thanks for sharing. Out of curiosity, what is the soil medium that you have this tree in?
Thanks,
Dan
Thanks,
Dan
october
Masterpiece
This is what it came in at the nursery. It looks to be plain dirt. Since it is field grown, I wonder if it was put in this screen bottom container and the soil from the field was used. Drainage does not seem to be too much of an issue since the entire bottom is a screen.
Rob
davetree
Omono
Looks great ! Is that aluminum wire you used ?
Neli
Omono
My O my! I can see someone is having lots of fun!
Looking good. You might consider in future trying to lower the branches as near as possible to the trunk as you can, while it is easier.
Good luck!
Looking good. You might consider in future trying to lower the branches as near as possible to the trunk as you can, while it is easier.
Good luck!
october
Masterpiece
Yes, it is aluminum wire. There might be some copper in there. I bought some copper wire that looks just like aluminum, so there might be some mixed in.
Rob
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october
Masterpiece
Thanks Neli.. I am hoping that the tree back buds quite a bit. It took quite a bit to get those branches pulled in even this much.
Rob
fore
Omono
Rob, do Scots pines back bud easily onto old wood? Never worked with one before.
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Yes according to Chris from Telperion farms and Vance Wood. Both have grown Scots for Bonsai.
october
Masterpiece
Yes, as Paradox said, they do. This is my first scots pine. All sources say they back bud well.
Rob
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Of course, I've got one that I've had for a couple of years that is being a bit stubborn so far with regard to back budding. I haven't really done any really drastic work (ie major pruning) on it yet so that could be why.
