The Tree Thread

[Vance Wood]

Parsoni - of course



Best,
Dorothy

You say Parsoni or Parsons Juniper like this is your tree of prefference. This tree does not seem to be much available in these parts. I would love to work on it after seening the kind of work you accomplish with it.

Tree started with this originally B&B Mugo Pine.

Initial first styling of very large Mugo Pine reduced down as far as would seem reasonable.

 

[cascade]

Vance, the Parsoni juniper does very well under the South Florida conditions. We have hot summers, days and nights, and no real winter break. I can get away with shorter periods between stylings and repotting sessions. On the downside, it takes longer to train the foliage pads, but then they will be fuller ( and heavier! need good hold)

Best,
Dorothy

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[Vance Wood]

I think you do wonderful work with this species. Here are two photos of one of my Shimpaku Kishu seperated by about fifteen years.

As of this summer.

It goes to show you that a tree is never done unless it is dead. This one has been redesigned at least three times, the most recent this spring.

 

[cascade]

Cedar elm

Great work, Vance. The Shimpaku juniper does not do very well around here. Too much summer heat (through the nights), no winters.

The Parsoni juniper ranges from USDA zones 4 through 11, by the way.

Best,
Dorothy

Cedar elm - little - defoliated today:

 

[Maros]

Little Tilia cordata

Hi,
I'm joining your thread with pictures of yamadori Tilia cordata. In development since 2008, long way ahead.

Its full story on my blog here: Little story of Tilia cordata


Greetings.
Maros

 

[Vance Wood]

Great work, Vance. The Shimpaku juniper does not do very well around here. Too much summer heat (through the nights), no winters.

The Parsoni juniper ranges from USDA zones 4 through 11, by the way.

Best,
Dorothy

Cedar elm - little - defoliated today:

Thanks for the kind words about the Shimpaku. I appreciate your information on the Parsons Juniper.

Here ia another of my Shimpakus (Kishu I believe) that has been going through a redesign for the last couple of years. I plan on doing some things with it this winter after Christmas.

 

[cascade]

B&W

Nice work, Vance.

Happy Holidays everyone!



Best,
Dorothy

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Nice B&W...
Merry Christmas to all!

 

[fredtruck]

My cork bark JBP Hayabusa...I'm wishing you all the best of the holidays.

 

[cascade]

Nice B&W...
Merry Christmas to all!

Lovely, Brian! (Tree)

Best,
Dorothy

 

[Dav4]

Best thread ever! Merry Christmas!

 

[Maros]

Merry Christmas!

 

[Adair M]

Shohin zelkova.

 

[Eric Group]

Lovely, Brian! (Tree)

Best,
Dorothy

Beautiful! What kind of tree is this?

Procumbens after a first style:

 

[Vance Wood]

Merry Christmas every one. If we had had a Christmas like last year we could have had a photo with snow on my Colorado Blue Spruce. Collected from an old Christmas tree farm in 1982.

This coming season I plan on spending a lot of time tightening up the design and bringing down the branches AGAIN; an ongoing task with this tree,and all Spruce for that matter. In case someone is thinking it I will tell you I am contemplating a major chop on this one. I just have to determine where. Could be aggressive or only the top couple of inches. The tree is almost four foot tall if that gives you a refference.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Managed to tend to a few trees over the break...who else did?
Now, I'm feeling about as lazy as Emmett, our new addition, but it's back to it tomorrow!

 

[Nybonsai12]

Little shimpaku Pom pom I worked. Sorry about the jins, they will look better down the road I promise!

 

[Djtommy]

Merry Christmas every one. If we had had a Christmas like last year we could have had a photo with snow on my Colorado Blue Spruce. Collected from an old Christmas tree farm in 1982.


This coming season I plan on spending a lot of time tightening up the design and bringing down the branches AGAIN; an ongoing task with this tree,and all Spruce for that matter. In case someone is thinking it I will tell you I am contemplating a major chop on this one. I just have to determine where. Could be aggressive or only the top couple of inches. The tree is almost four foot tall if that gives you a refference.

i like this tree, itis huge though, but the with compared to height feels good, i wouldnt chop that much i think, perhaps the top part, which has different color trunk, make a jin out of it.
if you chop a lot, dont you think the bottom branches would feel kinda heavy? i guess you could jin some and graft new branches(if this is possible) curious what you will do with this

Here is a white pine stuck on a black pine, graft above the jin

 

[Vance Wood]

i like this tree, itis huge though, but the with compared to height feels good, i wouldnt chop that much i think, perhaps the top part, which has different color trunk, make a jin out of it.
if you chop a lot, dont you think the bottom branches would feel kinda heavy? i guess you could jin some and graft new branches(if this is possible) curious what you will do with this

Here is a white pine stuck on a black pine, graft above the jinView attachment 65158

That is what has to be figured out; whether it can be done versus whether it should be done. They do back bud well if they have ends that will drive it and allow the energy from a cut to back up. After dealing with this tree for so many years I am a little cautious to hit it really hard.



Mugo Pine initial and primary styling work done last summer.

 

[cascade]

Fifty shades of grey..