Carved cherry project

[aml1014]

Yet again I took a neglected tree from my work to make something of.
This tree had been at my work since spring of 2012, in 2013 the tree missed it's daily watering and die back all the way to the base. Well here we are 3 years later and that growth had become a pretty big bush that nobody paid mind to, except for me.

I'm awful at taking before pictures, but I carved the dead wood out and cut everything back to a basic structure.
I was originally thinking this to be the front but I really like the opposite side as well now that it's carved.
Here's the opposite side.
I'll pull it out of the pot this afternoon to take some better pictures. Which side do you like more?
This was my biggest carving project so far so don't hate too much lol

Aaron

Edit: forgot to say the size, the trunk base is 5" and the tree is about 20" tall.

 

[sorce]

I like the carving side for the bearded
dude with his tongue sticking out in it.

Looks like it could get cool.

Sorce

 

[aml1014]

Some better pics from soil level.
Aaron

 

[Soldano666]

Looks a little tall. Maybe chop a little lower and try to connect the canopies? That base is excellent for nice lil clump

 

[just.wing.it]

Prunus Serotina?
For sale at a nursery???
Never heard of such a thing....
Cool though! Clump all the way!

 

[aml1014]

Prunus Serotina?
For sale at a nursery???
Never heard of such a thing....
Cool though! Clump all the way!

Not a serotina, leaf is all wrong.
Heres one I separated from it this spring.
Here's the leaf
Nice little trunk on this one
It was a grafted Stella cherry, it died back past the graft so it is an unknown variety.

Aaron

 

[just.wing.it]

Not a serotina, leaf is all wrong.
Heres one I separated from it this spring.View attachment 114078
Here's the leaf View attachment 114079
Nice little trunk on this oneView attachment 114080
It was a grafted Stella cherry, it died back past the graft so it is an unknown variety.

Aaron

You think yours is serotina?

 

[just.wing.it]

Or you're saying you're not sure.....

 

[just.wing.it]

Ooohhh, the second one was an air layer of the clump stump....or am I not reading correctly....

 

[aml1014]

Or you're saying you're not sure.....

I don't think it is a serotina. It's leaves are much wider then serotina and it has larger serations at the edge of the leaf then the serotina.

Aaron

 

[aml1014]

Ooohhh, the second one was an air layer of the clump stump....or am I not reading correctly....

It was actually a root sucker that I just separated from the root it originated from, I have 3 others.

Aaron

 

[aml1014]

Happily growing again.
Aaron