300 year old larch. Garnish Island, County Cork, Ireland.

[R0b]

So this guy should be banned ? Lol ok

Do you think that is a good job, including the anchor placement?

Do you believe that tree is 300 years old?

 

[Shogun610]

Do you think that is a good job, including the anchor placement?

Do you believe that tree is 300 years old?

Yes I don’t have any other information to go off that would otherwise negate the 300 year old claim.
Yes I don’t find issue with setting the primary structure as you can see from my post w this tree , the guy wire is on the backside kit the front , and even if old bark the screw isn’t hurting the tree. You could also use old bark to cover that drill hole using cut paste to hold it in place. Not that uncommon.

 

[R0b]

Yes I don’t have any other information to go off that would otherwise negate the 300 year old claim.
Yes I don’t find issue with setting the primary structure as you can see from my post w this tree , the guy wire is on the backside kit the front , and even if old bark the screw isn’t hurting the tree. You could also use old bark to cover that drill hole using cut paste to hold it in place. Not that uncommon.

The straight trunk is indicative of fast growth which to me doesn’t match with 300 years old and not even close.

Ignoring the screw, some branches are not wired while their shape does not fit with the rest of the tree, instead of styling the tree should have been repotted, the guy wires should have been thinner to be less obvious and overall the design is (I agree the tree definitely does not offer easy design solutions).

 

[NaoTK]

I just got back from Ireland; I rented a car and drove around scenic spots around Wicklow etc. What Ireland lacks in bonsai culture they more than make up for with beautiful reference trees. We just don't have old deciduous trees like these in the western US. It was very inspiring to stand under a full grown ancient beech and I hope to capture that feeling in my European bonsai trees.

Interestingly, in the highlands they are replanting clear-cut forests with American trees, especially Oregon's western red cedar, Sitka spruce, and lodgepole pine.

Common Hawthorn:



European beech:



European beech:



Alder grove:


oak:


European beech:



European beech:


European beech:


Scott's pine:

 

[ChefB]

Diálogos doubles?

Claro.

Muchísmas gracias para la fotógrafias.

You can say that again!