Eastern white pine

[Nybonsai12]

This is actually a really nice ewp. Was this collected? Nice bark developing.

I purchased from a club member and unfortunately don't know much about the history. I'll have to ask him but i'd guess that it was likely a collected tree simply because I have never seen an EWP with any kind of movement in the garden trade.

 

[Potawatomi13]

I’d say likely no chance of getting any movement into that straight section. It’s less noticeable from certain angles, but still not going away. I’ve heard some folks mention how strobus is flexible but that hasn’t been my experience at all with this tree. I’ve found it to be more brittle than other lines I have worked with.

Possible you might consider notching to bend?

 

[Nybonsai12]

Possible you might consider notching to bend?

At this time, not likely.

 

[Adair M]

That trunk is easily bent. Maybe just not in the manner you are accustomed to.

If you were to tie a piece of rebar to the base of the trunk, and then wedge a block of wood between the rebar and the trunk at the point where you want some bend, then run a guy wire between the rebar and a point on the trunk above the wood block. Slowly tighten the guy wire. The trunk will bend.

You could probably apply enough pressure by hand to bend the trunk. But then it’s difficult to tightened the guy wire all by yourself. Having someone tighten the guy while you bend is easier. Or, you could employ a jack. Tighten the jack, tighten the guy. Then tighten the jack some more, take up the slack on the wire. Repeat until you get the curve you want, and maybe a little more. Then let it sit for a couple years.

Protect the tree with pieces of rubber where the wires wrap around.

 

[RickMartin]

Any updates on this tree

 

[just.wing.it]

Any updates on this tree

Rick! You're alive!

 

[RickMartin]

Rick! You're alive!

Yeah i'm alive. just poking around with trees.

 

[Nybonsai12]

Any updates on this tree

Sold...

 

[RickMartin]

Thanks for your response. I was just wondering about it. It was a nice tree.

 

[vancehanna]

Well done keep the tight foliage pads and start needle reduction!

 

[ducreamious]

Nice

 

[just.wing.it]

Lol, I love how the tree sold 5 years ago, and people are still like, "Hell Yeah!"
I've done it too.

 

[Deleted member 47471]

Darn, I wanted to see the bunjin idea come to fruition. This always happens!