Something that is truly... sitting right on my heart. Plans for 2026 a yamadori Hawthorn pairing

[Cadillactaste]

Many know... We lost an amazing potter last year. Andy/ Stone Monkey...and I had discussed my placing a yamadori Hawthorn into his fence post pot. I'm fortunate enough to know Jared Carrion...who is a collector. He's letting one go that he would have kept for his personal collection...with an understanding the importance of this pairing to me.

It won't be paired this year. The tree will wake in his climate before it's safe to ship. So he'll do another root look and cleanup for me on the piece. Before we ship it to me.



The Hawthorn...

I do see challenges there. In that cascading branch. I most likely will muck the top of the pot to a degree...to make it work. But a cascade into that pot...makes sense to me. Unsure...it may need the far right side banked up...to bring that tree to a proper placement. But...I'll get it done.

I actually show more images here of the pot and tree...

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[JudyB]

Perhaps when you get the tree, you'll be able to lift it up enough not to be that close to the rim. Perhaps there are some roots you can expose, hmmm?

 

[Cadillactaste]

Perhaps when you get the tree, you'll be able to lift it up enough not to be that close to the rim. Perhaps there are some roots you can expose, hmmm?

Possibly... he's going to get a feel for it and repot it. Rework the roots for me. Currently the pot it sits...is cut to permit that cascading branch. That's not a deal breaker for me. It's not uncommon in the UK...for ones to not tweak that rootball...and even have it above the pot and mucked to a degree for a proper angle. That said... I leaped on this material...as I think it's a good nod to material found in the UK as well. A proper pairing. I've planted a tree upside-down...this should be a walk in the park. not stressing it. It will be therapeutic of sorts...to pair it together with Andy's pot.

I'm not hung up on nice nebari. It can be fugly...and gnarly and as you say...some exposed possibly.

 

[Cadillactaste]

An update on my yamadori Hawthorn...for summer 2025. Will arrive to me come fall.


I am not going to post all the images I have. I do have them up over on my Instagram.

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[RoadManDenDron]

Looks like you were lucky with what lifting it revealed!

Hopefully there's room for a little more lift to get that low trunk away from the pot

I'm not entirely against it touching but much prefer a gap between cascade and pot to show the tree holding itself

 

[Cadillactaste]

Looks like you were lucky with what lifting it revealed!

Hopefully there's room for a little more lift to get that low trunk away from the pot

I'm not entirely against it touching but much prefer a gap between cascade and pot to show the tree holding itself

Honestly...I'm quite pleased with it, I had even contemplated the need to muck the backside of the pot. But...truly...this doesn't bother me in the least. It isn't touching. There is a small space seen in other photos. That...from all angles shared it doesn't bother me. I didn't once ponder if it could even be done. Truth be told.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Looks like you were lucky with what lifting it revealed!

Hopefully there's room for a little more lift to get that low trunk away from the pot

I'm not entirely against it touching but much prefer a gap between cascade and pot to show the tree holding itself

I see light passing through...if it touches. Then its just slight...and I can live with it. From what I imagine the front view.