Wired up elm

[daytona1911]

I have had this Chinese Elm since Hurricane Francis and Charlie back in 04'. It was a landscape 15 foot tall tree with a solid six inch trunk, and good base and zero taper or movement. I let it grow a few years untouched to see where it would sprout and develop branching and thickness. Then, 5 years ago I carved it and cut it to a line and started branch selection. 4 years ago I wired it, carved it, then let it grow again and repeatedly trimmed it for taper and ramification. Now, nine years later, I finally wired and started working on refinement. There will still be sacrificial branches to thicken up lower branches, but it is on the fast track for sure. This is pic od right after first branch was wired, then after it was done 6 hours later.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

Beautiful Jason, incredible tree.

 

[PaulH]

Wiring looks good. What's your plan for the bottom half of the tree?

 

[A Random User]

Really cool tree Jason !!!
From a design standpoint, you might consider
bending the very end of your bottom couple
of branches on the left side, towards the
viewer...

This I think would accomplish a couple of things...

Right now the trunk is so large in comparrison
to your leader, that they feel almost like two
different trees, I think by bringing a little bit of
foilage in front of the trunk this feeling would
disappear.

The second it would create some very nice
movement, actually bringing your eye up into
the tree, as well as giving your tree more depth.

Obviously I am just nit-picking...
Good Job, keep up the good work !!!

 

[daytona1911]

YEah, they were actually brought up front for that same reason. THe left branches were actually coming to the back. I just need to grow them out more to bring them up. Thanks for the critique

 

[october]

Hello daytona, I kind of like it as is. It reminds me of a huge tree in nature where a huge portion was broken off by lightning or other weather hardship. Then the tree continued to grow from a different area.

Rob

 

[daytona1911]

Hello daytona,, I kind of like it as is. It reminds me of a huge tree in nature where a huge portion was broken off by lightning or other weather hardship. Then the tree continued to grow from a different area.

Rob

Thanks October