Peter Warren Japanese Black Pine

[MACH5]

Yes I agree! Very nice progress on this tree. The taper and nebari are great!!

 

[CHUCHIN]

Amazing progression. I appreciate seeing this coming up again. Well on its way to being a stunning work of art.

James

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Spring update...

 

[Vance Wood]

I hope no one gets ticked at me but this is such a good tree I thought I would post a larger photo if it so everybody does not have to click on it to get a better view.

 

[carobone]

Brian, apologize for hijacking your thread, but how do you guys post larger picture? Thanks

 

[Shorty54]

WOW....that's all I can say! Thank you for sharing, this Journey is well worth the wait!

 

[Vance Wood]

Download your photo to your desktop. Drag and drop it into this field. You will see your image below with two buttons: Thumbnail and Full image. Click on Full Image and you will get a good size image on the post.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

This one might be a bit better.

 

[Vance Wood]

This one might be a bit better.

I right clicked on your image which brings up pop up widow. The bottom option says copy image. Click on copy image. Go to the reply window and add image icon and a pop up menu appears. There is an area where it say image. Paste your image and upload.

 

[Don Blackmond]

This one might be a bit better.

2 thumbs up

 

[Dav4]

Great classic shape, and that craggy old bark is wonderful.

 

[mcpesq817]

That's going to be really nice when the crown fills out a bit more. Very relaxing image. Great work!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

End of the year update. I have been developing a better first right branch for a few years, and got enough growth to remove the one behind it. I'll let it grow out longer over time. Think my approach graft is failing...again...shouldn't have severed it. I'll be pretty pi$$ed to lose it again.

 

[Drew]

Hi Brian, thanks for posting this progression. I don't know if I missed something but did that approach graft on the thick first main branch on the right take? Or have you cut the thick branch back in favour of a thinner one in front of it?
Am curouos to know what appended to the approach graft?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Update. Probably won't candle-cut it this summer so I can wire and spread it out a bit more this winter.

And yes...I lost the graft on this one too...

 

[Vance Wood]

Beautiful tree!

 

[A. Gorilla]

Even for the lay person, such as myself, the reasons why this is so nice looking doesn't need to be explained. It has immediate impact.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Thanks, wait till I get it wired out in the winter. I think 2017 could be a good year for this tree, despite its flaws.

 

[Vance Wood]

Thanks, wait till I get it wired out in the winter. I think 2017 could be a good year for this tree, despite its flaws.

A good tree can be defined, in my way of thinking, by the innate beauty is possesses that makes any flaws, obvious or not, irrelevant. This tree is one of them.

 

[mcpesq817]

Really nice Brian. I like seeing pines with long trunk lines with foliage near the top that don't look like big gum drops.