Ugly trees.

herzausstahl · May 16, 2017

Soldano666 said:
Great thread. I'll have to go take pictures of my whole collection if the rain ever stops

Dang he beat me to it! lol I was watering trees yesterday thinking should I even bother with half this crap. Should I even bother with what I've neglected the past few years as I chose to expand my garden and it's ponds instead of trying to be a bonsai artist and just start from square one? Or should I try to wire & learn with it? Prettiest make up pig at the fair kind of thing. I do want to thank @Brian Van Fleet & @Smoke for sharing theirs to show us that they are indeed mortal after all the amazing trees that you both post on here, and I mean that seriously. Reminds us we all have these but are still capable of growing in this hobby & producing tree we can be proud of sharing.

VAFisher · May 17, 2017

How about a butt fugly mugo...

namnhi · May 17, 2017

VAFisher said:
How about a butt fugly mugo...

This one definitely has potential. I actually like it.

namnhi · May 17, 2017

Waltron said:
This thread title could work for most of mine lol here's an ugly oneView attachment 145948

This is a close second ugliest tree in this thread. What with that skinny branch and that much foliage on it.

Waltron · May 17, 2017

lol the foliage is nice up there no? lol i have a plan for it.. let it thicken then whack it off. still be an ugly ol bitty.

M. Frary · May 17, 2017

Waltron said:
let it thicken then whack it off.

That's what she said.

Waltron · May 17, 2017

my go to plan most of the time.

HAHA wow best that's what she said I've heard in years.

Cadillactaste · May 17, 2017

Sometimes I try and wonder through the eyes of a visitor what exactly they see when they visit and look upon my uglies...then,ponder maybe a few more might be added by another ones taste to the ugly list. Lol oh well...Husband has me on a goal to find myself another bench. He's to busy right now. So need to look up the guy who built the back patio one...will need to check out his shop soon. Just when I say no more...sell off the ugliest. I tell my husband a few I may consider getting rid of...he stands there like a deer in headlights. Then...laughs his butt off. "Babe what you need is just another bench!"

Stickroot · May 17, 2017

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defra · May 18, 2017

Ill play
My ugly yew !

drew33998 · May 18, 2017

VAFisher said:
I love this thread. We have the tree thread and the fugly tree thread.

I had such high hopes for this one. I took it off the bench and sat it on the ground hoping maybe my dog would piss on it. Even he turns his nose up at it.

Hahaha. Best thread in a while!

PaulH · May 18, 2017

I posted this as an April Fools joke years ago... I was amazed how many constructive comments I got on it.

twisted trees · May 18, 2017

M. Frary said:
View attachment 145615 My eastern white pine.
A real beauty!

Definitely UGLY!

barrosinc · May 18, 2017

Brian Van Fleet said:
Corkbark black pine, so ugly I can't stand close enough to pull the moss off it:
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Chinese Quince in a decent pot, the epitome of lipstick on a pig:
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Have you thought of jinning the straight trunk and using the lower branch only?

Brian Van Fleet · May 18, 2017

barrosinc said:
Have you thought of jinning the straight trunk and using the lower branch only?

Yes, but only out of frustration. In reality I just want to get it fat and happy, and lately it's been neither. This is the second year after a repot, so it should be doing a little better. The bark is too good to cut down the trunk.

M. Frary · May 18, 2017

twisted trees said:
Definitely UGLY!

You should see it in teal life.

namnhi · May 19, 2017

PaulH said:
I posted this as an April Fools joke years ago... I was amazed how many constructive comments I got on it.

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This one has a potential for world class cascade! No doubt.

M. Frary · May 19, 2017

namnhi said:
This one has a potential for world class cascade! No doubt.

Somewhere over the rainbow?

namnhi · May 19, 2017

M. Frary said:
Somewhere over the rainbow?

Yes. He could let it grow until the lowest part of the tree goes under the pot. Have you ever see trees that has roots grow directly above the foliage.

M. Frary · May 19, 2017

namnhi said:
Yes. He could let it grow until the lowest part of the tree goes under the pot. Have you ever see trees that has roots grow directly above the foliage.

Can't say I have.
Never been to Oz.

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