Dwight Way Black Pine

markyscott · Feb 4, 2020

The bitter ends of the wire we’re looped around an 8 gauge apical wire. We bent the tree by hand, a bit at a time, tightening the guy wire as we went. There was deadwood on the opposite side of the trunk as the bend. Always a danger, so we went slow. But the callous separated cleanly from the deadwood. Once it gave, the tree really bent pretty easily with minimal damage to the live tissue. I think it could go further, no problem. Question is, do you think it needs to?

Carol 83 · Feb 4, 2020

That was kind of like reading a scary book, just waiting for the crraaaccckk. Pretty cool.

markyscott · Feb 4, 2020

Carol 83 said:
That was kind of like reading a scary book, just waiting for the crraaaccckk. Pretty cool.

Well. There may have been a couple of cracks. No big deal though. The tree is healthy and we’ll established.

s

markyscott · Feb 4, 2020

Fun seeing the changes.

February 2012

October 2015

February 2016

February 2018

February 2020

Almost a decade of patient work through some butt-ugly years grafting, undertaking proper maintenance and getting the tree into good health, allowed it to be transformed in an afternoon.

jonathanvperth · Feb 5, 2020

Just wow....holy moly!!!Vision, patience, love and care....so many life lessons here

Cadillactaste · Feb 5, 2020

RESPECT!

I personally have trouble seeing conifer direction. Where you have taken this is to another level.

A magician...well done.

Drew · Feb 5, 2020

markyscott said:
The anchor for the guy wire was a piece of 8 gauge copper inserted through the drainage hole and shoved almost to the soil surface. We made a loop on the anchor end to hold the guy wire.
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Does this wire not pull out of the soil or is it too thick to move once you bend it way from the drainage hole?

markyscott · Feb 5, 2020

Drew said:
Does this wire not pull out of the soil or is it too thick to move once you bend it way from the drainage hole?

It did not. Upward force is transmitted across two right angle bends. There’s almost no downward force on the wire at the drain hole.

-scott

Mayank · Feb 5, 2020

Wow @markyscott that is some progression. Absolutely amazing to see all the before and during and after pics. Kudos!!!

misfit11 · Feb 5, 2020

Thanks for the "How It's Made" on your bend. Fantastic engineering and ingenuity. And as far as your question about whether you need to go further, I would say no. Any more and it may look contrived. As it stands, it looks like a natural bend and does a terrific job of compacting the image.

markyscott · Feb 22, 2020

Watch for an in-depth article on the development of this tree in the upcoming issue of the ABS Journal! I just sent in the draft to the editor.

markyscott · May 6, 2020

Be sure to look for an article documenting the development of this tree in this months ABS Journal!

markyscott · Jun 12, 2020

Early summer 2020. Strong growth this year despite the heavy trunk bend. Should be ok to decandle.

Brian Van Fleet · Jun 12, 2020

Looking great, one of my favorite JBP here.

markyscott · Jun 12, 2020

Brian Van Fleet said:
Looking great, one of my favorite JBP here.

Thank you Brian. Coming from you, that means a lot.

S

markyscott · Jul 6, 2020

Decandling 2020. Before and after.

markyscott · Jul 15, 2020

About 1 1/2 week since decandling and the summer shoots have begun to extend. I’m pleased - that’s a strong response.

markyscott · Oct 18, 2020

Time for fall work. JBP fall work consists of 1) pulling old needles, 2) bud thinning, and 3) top soil cleanup. Here’s the before and after from the current front.

S

markyscott · Oct 18, 2020

In the fall and winter, JBP come into their own. Here’s a shot from the planned front.

Waldo · Oct 18, 2020

You have a great little tree in progress . thanks for posting it's progress.

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