Wow, I really dig this oneI'll keep drip, drip, dripping these old progressions until they're all done. I certainly hope others will do so as well, and that newbies and such who might benefit from studying these progressions will be drawn or directed here over time.
A Japanese Larch, which I believe originally from John Hinds as part a half dozen or so he had raised and then sold to Dan Robinson to sell at Elandan Gardens, where I acquired it. The progression goes from 2007 to 2015. One of my all-time favourite trees to work with and look at, BTW - enjoy!
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It’s not a graft, just how this cultivar barks up. I’ve grown several air-layers from this one, and they’ve all done the same.@Brian Van Fleet Thank you for sharing this progression!
Quick question, in some of the photos of your maple it looks like the tree might have been a graft (maybe it's just the part of the trunk that gets he most light?)? if it is a graft, it is great to see (in your second last photo, for example) that this can be healed so beautifully albeit over the span of 16 years
Yes, it would and thank you for creating this really inspirational/influencing thread.... ... It would sure make this thread a great central location to give newbies some idea what's possible over time, and perhaps how to go about it
Many thanks to all members participating up to now!... ...Once again, I think folks here who are just getting started - and even us more experienced folks - can get a great deal of inspiration and education to see how it's done, and the sort of transformation they can make with even questionable-looking starter material from all sorts of sources.
I hope many others - if they (or their computers) kept a photographic record of such progressions, will post them here on this thread for the edification of newer folks.
Secondly, do you find the leaves of Laurel can reduce their size?Laurus Noblis or Bay Laurel- 2011-2018
Oooo ... Nice! You can't beat the Western American yamadori conifers for sheer rugged beauty! Nicely done!Rmj 5 yearer. Pics are 2013, 2015 and 2018. Last two same time different light.
Itoigawa Shimpaku from Evergreen Gardenworks. Possibly my favorite tree.
2010, as purchased, 2011 styled with Peter Warren, 2012 change of plan, 2013 wired by Owen, 2014 wired by me: 2015 through 2018; wired twice again. Last shot is current:
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but it still hasn't reached the potential I think it has.