Godzilla Cork bark

No offense Al... But especially with very few branches... The body of that corker looks like a big ole turd! :)

That said- and, let's be real... Someone HAD TO SAY IT- I do not own a corker yet and will refrain from making any serious attempt at legitimate advice...

Foemina.
 
Eric Group said:
No offense Al... But especially with very few branches... The body of that corker looks like a big ole turd! :)

That said- and, let's be real... Someone HAD TO SAY IT- I do not own a corker yet and will refrain from making any serious attempt at legitimate advice...

Foemina.
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It's MR HANKY!! HOWDY HOWDY.....
 
Well, if you don't feel comfy layering that turd, I do. Out of all of us you should know about turds, Sir imperial masterpiece:)
I give you $50 for it now! What's that PayPal address?
 
So will this one be polished and covered in gold? lol

either way I like the gnarly trunk, reminds me of a native tree here that sometimes gets an ants nest inside its trunk...it later after many years looks like that :) now you just have to get the branches to have the same swelling effect. dang that would look amazing and unique

best regards
Herman
 
Al - isn't the problem with this tree that you have reverse taper in multiple places? That's a common issue with cork elm. I've successfully air layered a cork elm - actually it was a ground layer now that I think of it, I just added mesh around the tree up to the layer point and girdled it before filling the mesh with soil. Shouldn't take too long. The one I layered is in this post on my blog (although I don't have images of it before it was layered.):
http://www.phutu.com/formative-elm-work/
http://www.phutu.com/formative-elm-work/

The other way to solve the issue is to allow a sacrifice branch to escape from below the poor taper, like where you have a scar at lower right in the photo. A couple years of ground growing with a sacrifice in that position would likely solve your reverse taper problem on the lower section. Or you could do the layer, and use a sacrifice to solve the taper problem above the layer.
 
Eric Group said:
No offense Al... But especially with very few branches... The body of that corker looks like a big ole turd! :)

That said- and, let's be real... Someone HAD TO SAY IT- I do not own a corker yet and will refrain from making any serious attempt at legitimate advice...

Foemina.
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It does kind of look like a recently "pinched loaf" but I always thought that was part of their charm. The more gnarly, the better. I'm not sure if any corker can be considered pretty.
 
Eric Schrader said:
Al - isn't the problem with this tree that you have reverse taper in multiple places? That's a common issue with cork elm. I've successfully air layered a cork elm - actually it was a ground layer now that I think of it, I just added mesh around the tree up to the layer point and girdled it before filling the mesh with soil. Shouldn't take too long. The one I layered is in this post on my blog (although I don't have images of it before it was layered.):
http://www.phutu.com/formative-elm-work/

The other way to solve the issue is to allow a sacrifice branch to escape from below the poor taper, like where you have a scar at lower right in the photo. A couple years of ground growing with a sacrifice in that position would likely solve your reverse taper problem on the lower section. Or you could do the layer, and use a sacrifice to solve the taper problem above the layer.
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The weird taper higher up does not bother me as much as that below near the soil. Directional changes mid trunk with swelling seem to be OK. I had two large branches below the first swelling with no change of the trunk below the first swelling in the colander that had escaped into the ground for two years. I need to take some shots around the trunk and see if any show a better image. This view is based on the direction of the apex coming forward in this view.
 
Vin said:
It does kind of look like a recently "pinched loaf" but I always thought that was part of their charm. The more gnarly, the better. I'm not sure if any corker can be considered pretty.
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Lmao! Never heard of a terd having charm before!
 
Send it to me so I can layer this piece off, please?
image.jpeg I will send the rest back and pay the shipping
 
Is this a Muranaka tree? I see him posting little cork elms on eBay, but I haven't jumped at one yet because of the taper issues.
 
I love this forum. I love the fact someone can call a tree out as a turd and there's no ill feelings.
Honestly, yeah, it does look like a Saturday morning release, but THATS the potential. As is, its kinda awkward as a winter silhouette. I agree with you, Al, the basal section underneath the first reverse taper turd ring needs to bulk up, but the rest of the rolls are the character of such a beast. Will be following this with interest as I have 2 Corky's in the ground and am awaiting to see how they develop. I reckon if you let that bottom right sacrifice bud out again and elongate, get it out of the colander and into the ground for a year or two you will be laughing. My cork barks grow branches thicker than that in 6 months! Arent you in Cali??:p If the root growth gets too out of hand, you know what to do with them... More trees!
 
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KennedyMarx said:
Is this a Muranaka tree? I see him posting little cork elms on eBay, but I haven't jumped at one yet because of the taper issues.
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No, Muranaka never has anything long enough to get this big.
 
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