village_linden_timeline

Arnold_K · Jan 24, 2017

The name refers to the planned design, because often (in mediaevally germany ?) strong Linden build the central place of a village.
Linden is the "social tree". Under the crown of the tree law was spoken, dancing was performed and Tilia also served as a gallow-tree.
The very beginning in autumn 2010. Ugly and raw ...
Nobody understood that time why I digged this log.
And to top it all, it was a severe work to do ...

First styling, still rediculous ...

The development within a time-line of five years :

Nowadays ...

leatherback · Jan 24, 2017

How big is this? All tillia I know are quite rough which would make this beauty a beast!

Arnold_K · Jan 24, 2017

Leatherback,
i think think linden is about 65 to 70 cm high.
The pot is in total 56 cm wide.

GGB · Jan 24, 2017

Another stellar tree from Europe. I dig it, good vision/execution.

leatherback · Jan 24, 2017

right, 20-25cm trunk. A beast in my world

Where did you find it? Roadside shrubs? I never come across such nice beasties

Arnold_K · Jan 24, 2017

leatherback,
i found it right in the middle of nowhere. Not a special spot. At the rim of a woodland.
Since you are from northern germany as well, you would even know the name of the town
nearby the dig ...

TomB · Jan 24, 2017

Not ridiculous at all, at any point. I really like this tree.

I wonder if it would look better in a different pot - I see it in a shallower, wider oval with straight sides, dark green in colour. That would make the tree seem bigger, and link to your vision of a tree on the common ground in the middle of a village?

leatherback · Jan 24, 2017

Arnold_K said:
you would even know the name of the town
nearby the dig ...

Let me know next time you go digging then

Arnold_K · Jan 24, 2017

no prob...
there is a plenty of material left ...

Arnold_K · Jan 24, 2017

TomB.
You are so right, Sir!
The pot is too narrow and could be a bit more shallow. It is a chinese standard product.
Not that bad for the beginning, but my bonsai fellows suggested a more "noble" pot,
such as an bespoke artist-pot.
The tree has deserved that, they meant ...

just.wing.it · Jan 25, 2017

Wow, that is great! I love it!
Very nice work. And I like that you have a final image in mind.
Cool!

Arnold_K · Jan 25, 2017

thank you very much just.wing.it ,
kind words ...

Random User · Jan 25, 2017

I like that tree... personally, I don't find that pot all that bad, because I automatically look at the tree and not the pot...

Arnold_K · Jan 25, 2017

SKBonsaiGuy,
a better, larger pot could maybe help to improve the nebari further on.

Random User · Jan 25, 2017

Yeah, I understand that, but what I'm saying is that I've seen far worse pots than that one... at least it doesn't draw your eye away from the tree (my eye any way)

Arnold_K · Jan 25, 2017

Well, this sounds like a compliment,
thank you SK ..

Giga · Jan 25, 2017

have a 2017 pic of it? - love what you've done with it

sorce · Jan 25, 2017

Amazing.

Will you ever reduce the amount of branching?
I feel a little less would be sooooo much more.

Small leaf linden?

I really gotta find mine!

Great!

Sorce

Arnold_K · Jan 25, 2017

Giga,
i will deliver some '17 pics after the fotosesion in end of February.
But i am afraid, that the differences or leaps forward of development are not
any longer thus significant ...

Wilson · Jan 25, 2017

Arnold great work, you have documented a great amount of artistry and patience. This would be too daunting material for most, but you have achieved a beautiful result.

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