Stumpy Oak

Hi all, I dug this Oak(quercus rober) up from the allotment earlier, it had spent a year in the ground after being bought from a garden centre.

It went in the ground like this

IMAG3680 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

IMAG3676 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

in its new pot

I used a scalpel to cut away dead bark, preparing to hollow the top
IMG_3853 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMG_3849 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

i hollowed out into the top of the dead stump, mindful of depth as dont want to restrict too much of the sap flow on the empty side of the trunk
2017-02-24_10-58-54 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

The dormant buds in between the red dots will give me some balance
2017-02-24_10-58-20 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

2017-02-24_10-59-14 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

After detail carving to improve the look of the stump
2017-02-24_10-56-34 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

Future virtual
16938712_1276375869094118_1578558220068919376_n by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

will update as i go along

some inspiration
IMG_9831 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

FUK YEH NEW BOBBY STUFF

Bold and interesting. Great stuff.

Very unique I like it!

Hope not pushing too hard.

Potawatomi13 said:

Hope not pushing too hard.

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Me too...cuz these Bobby trees ......

Sorce

How in scale will this tree look?have you considered leaf size?

This will be one for spring and winter viewing, although leaf size can be reduced with more root mass and ramification

the styling is to mimic an ancient pollard
Queen Elizabeth Oak by Bill Jewitt, on Flickr

Awesome tree! Any update on it?

it didnt bud out, didnt recover from the root work.

Damn that's too bad, it was going to be something pretty awesome.

Bummer, this is something i've wanted to do, but man are they sensitive about their roots. Damned shame.

i dont think theyre very sensitive at all. i just hacked the roots back too hard, i should of left it in the ground or put it in a bigger pot. this can happen to any tree. ive had better results with my other two oaks.