Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
The Japanese didn't just invent the green helmet, as you call it, out of imagination it is a trait that occurs naturally on Pines and Junipers.
The last one especially is really nice!These are my trees which I would like to look as naturalistic as I can. Still relatively "young" but general direction is set for them.
I like Grouper52... have always admired his work... I told him so on the other thread. As well, I told him I appreciated him taking the time to PM me before leaving the last time, to tell me he liked my work as well. It was awesome of him to do so... and he didn't obviously have too.... but still did.Nothing complicated, I am certainly not one of the ones who will shout you down for voicing an opinion... Just want some more identity of what is and it not naturalistic I guess... pics welcomed
The Japanese didn't just invent the green helmet, as you call it, out of imagination it is a trait that occurs naturally on Pines and Junipers.
Hey Will, no we've not meet. There are still many short stubby ones, but as you know most are informal uprights at best........there are newly found areas.Hey, ghues! Really nice trees, and I'm especially fond of that last one - drool .... yes, more feminine, although I wonder if you're just collecting this type because you three guys have totally cleaned out all of the "short fat guys" on the island by now!
Yes, Peter and I go back a ways - say hi to him when you next see him. One of the world's truly great guys.
Anton and I have never met, although I do know of him from the 4-wheeler tracks he's left all over the bogs up there ...
I don't believe you and I have met, have we? I know of you, and have admired your trees here on B'Nut, but I don't think we've met, and I'm not even sure I know your real name except the handle you use here on the forums. Maybe some day if I get up that way again . . .
Keep us posted as those trees progress - it'd be great to see what you do with them.
Will
The last two pics are perfect examples of the "green dome" in nature... ?Not on black Japanese pines. (unless they are in Japanese garden)
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Not on simpaku either.
The green dome is simply the result of repeated pinching and pruning and it just happens to agree with Japanese taste.
I really like this Vin, I have my own quirky trees, they don't really fit into specific categories, and that's ok.I'm not sure if my Dawn Redwood qualifies as naturalistic but that's my objective. Will, your input will be appreciated. On a side note, I was asked by my club to put this in a little local show we put on every year this past weekend. It must either be interesting, extremely ugly or a laughing stock because I noticed a lot of people stopping to look at it.
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@JudyB @sorce @herzausstahl Thanks! Judy, this is the first year wiring the apex. As of today I only have foliage on the tips of each of the two apex branches but there are many other buds waiting to pop. I also still have the bar branch issue to deal with so for now I'm going to let it do its thing without getting too wild and see where it takes me. Funny story; at the show we didn't have any Dawn Redwood signs made up so I used a Bald Cypress one. It took almost 3 hours for someone to catch it.I really like this Vin, I have my own quirky trees, they don't really fit into specific categories, and that's ok.
Wonder where you are going with the apex branches...
I'm not sure if my Dawn Redwood qualifies as naturalistic but that's my objective. Will, your input will be appreciated. On a side note, I was asked by my club to put this in a little local show we put on every year this past weekend. It must either be interesting, extremely ugly or a laughing stock because I noticed a lot of people stopping to look at it.
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Always searching for the older or oldest J.B.pines in the world ------------ untouched by man's hand.
To see what they really look like.
Alas this all that normally comes up.
But look at how thick those lower branches are ..............
Thanks
It's official; I posted something that made @sorce respond with something that everyone can understand! I hadn't thought about it that deeply but I feel what you're saying.I like how The pot lines and The base lines match the curves in the top.
It Gets you up and Down the straight part easily.
Incorporates the pot.
Lovely.
Makes you miss the Rock!
Sorce
Thanks Eric.The last one especially is really nice!