And now for something completely different:

[Adair M]

I tried my hand at carving. Had a lot of fun, made a huge mess, and realized that this isn't as easy as Graham Potter leads us to believe!

 

[sorce]

Adair.

I can't get over the fact it's not you in a thong!

And the dead leaves,...

But the carving looks really nice!

Thanks for sharing!
However disappointing it may have been for me!

I looked again big.....
It is very nice!

What type of tree?

Sorce

 

[Adair M]

Ume. Pink blossoms.

Trust me, I wouldn't be a pretty sight in a thong.

Ume leaves are notoriously ugly. Which is why these trees are "back of the bench" trees until they start to bloom! Then, they are spectacular! For about 2 weeks.

 

[sorce]

Its going to be a pretty site then.
In spring!

Now I have to go get this image of you and the Tesla out of my head. Lol!
Lowrider Atlanta Cover!

Sorce

 

[Adair M]

Tessie.

 

[Lynn E]

Adair,
How do you treat/preserve the dead wood. I did a little carving on my fat, old ume and the wood was "punky" pretty quickly.
Thanks, Lynn

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Gotta scoop the punky wood out. The remaining hard wood should be very persistent, and will harden more when exposed.

Curly leaves in fall = blooms in winter. I like the tree, but not sure I can see where you're taking this design.

Let me know when you get tired of that pot...

 

[Nybonsai12]

Nice tree, nicer car, hehe. Whenever I see one of these on the road I am always surprised when it zips away so quietly!

Hard to see what's going on with the branches with the leaves on. Hope to see a pic in flower! Thanks for sharing.

And the pot? I'm probably wrong but, Shuho?

 

[Adair M]

Gotta scoop the punky wood out. The remaining hard wood should be very persistent, and will harden more when exposed.

Curly leaves in fall = blooms in winter. I like the tree, but not sure I can see where you're taking this design.

Let me know when you get tired of that pot...

Brian,

This bad boy is a stump. It will take quite a while before it looks like anything. Just playing around with the carving, too.

However... When it's in bloom... None of any of that matters!

 

[drew33998]

Yea I found that out when I did my buttonwood this year. It turned out ok, but I think him carving hundreds of trees have def helped him with his vision and technique