Zelk, what you say is true... To a point. An ideal pad of JWP foliage would have the branches showing below the green needles. So, we should be able to see the branch structure below. Just barely see it. The branch structure should not be obscured by foliage.One thing I notice is that the fine branching is vertical. If they were wired to have a more horizontal position then slightly pointed up at the tips like an open hand the scars would be blocked from the viewer. You can bring the needles down and block most of the scaring. I can see this helping with the lower two branches mostly and they might get more light too in the process.
Littlejoe, take into consideration that I'm rather picky about the trees I want to work on. Wire scars are temporary. That lack of taper? I'm afraid that's a permanent flaw. (At least for my lifetime!)Thank you Adair. I appreciate your opinion and didn't mean to put you on the spot. You couldn't have handled it better.
Zelk, what you say is true... To a point. An ideal pad of JWP foliage would have the branches showing below the green needles. So, we should be able to see the branch structure below. Just barely see it. The branch structure should not be obscured by foliage.
Here's a picture of my JBP, taken back in May, just after I decandled it. Look at how you can just barely see the grey branch structure under the pads if foliage.True! I see your point, it would look strange if you could not see the structure of the branching.
But yours isn't available on Ebay for $550.00, in all fairness. At that price point it's one of the more decent pines listed online recently, in my humble opinion. It has some nice barkand a decent trunk, add taper and subtract wire scars etc. and Brussel would have listed it for 1000 bucks.Here's a picture of my JBP, taken back in May, just after I decandled it. Look at how you can just barely see the grey branch structure under the pads if foliage. View attachment 78237
And here is a picture taken today. This photo is taken from a higher angle, so it's harder to see the structure of the lower branches. View attachment 78238
Don't you have a photo of your white pine to make your point about white pines? Or maybe substitute a picture of someone else's?Here's a picture of my JBP
Don't you have a photo of your white pine to make your point about white pines? Or maybe substitute a picture of someone else's?
Osoyoung,An example of developed foliage pads (a torture test for apprentices). Oooooooooooooooo, yummy!
Wondering.. Could it be that the rough section is actually JBP, with a very well-grafted JWP on top? The graft would then be fairly high, giving swelling which initially would help, but eventually ruin the image?the good thing about the tree is it does show s good bit of rough bark. It usually takes JWP decades to transition from the smooth grey bark to becoming flakey.