Japanese Black Pine slant style.

[clem]

@Dav4 this spruce, in the Kokufu48 (1974) remind me perfectly your pine (trunk line & branches repartition) ->


if i rotate the pic horizontally, the trunk line is very similar to your pine. The crown and the defining branch go to the right, above the big root and concave first curve ot the trunk ->

 

[Dav4]

Making salad in the rain… Lots of salad

 

[Paradox]

Making salad in the rain… Lots of salad

Yea I have to do that this week

 

[LanceMac10]

When deciding to candle prune, do you take into consideration how much the new needles have pulled away from the "spring candle/shoot"? Or do you decide exclusively based on the "accepted" idea of a hundred day's until first frost? @Dav4

Looking damn good, gen-x'r!!!!

 

[Dav4]

When deciding to candle prune, do you take into consideration how much the new needles have pulled away from the "spring candle/shoot"? Or do you decide exclusively based on the "accepted" idea of a hundred day's until first frost? @Dav4

Looking damn good, gen-x'r!!!!

The sweet spot for me for de-candling JBP here in my yard is the last 2 weeks in June for big trees and the first week in July for small/shohin, which is really probably a smidge early based on the 100 day prior to frost regimen. I won't really candle prune outside of that window . Beyond that, I only concern myself with overall vigor- length and number of candles as well as needle color. I noticed this year that the needles were still a bit tight to the stem of the candle but they came off anyway... let's see what happens over the next 2 months.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Tree looks good.

 

[Dav4]

Show time… we made it!

 

[Dav4]

My other display in the Atlanta Bonsai Show this weekend. This Douglas fir followed me home from the nationals last month and normally wouldn’t be shown for at least a year after purchase… but since I’m moving and may never show here again, I threw caution to the wind.

 

[Dav4]

 

[AboveBeyond]

Very nice trees. Where are you moving to?

 

[A. Gorilla]

Cuts glass!

 

[Dav4]

Very nice trees. Where are you moving to?

Michigan!

 

[A. Gorilla]

FGBs!

 

[JesusFreak]

Dude these are

 

[n8]

Both look great. Kinda love that you put your Nationals stowaway on display.

 

[Carol 83]

Michigan!

I think you should rethink that.

 

[LanceMac10]

Show time… we made it!
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Apex seems to indicate flow to viewers left. Despite foliage on viewers right with sweet "drop branch", feels like a "negative" from a photo, like in a mirror? Tree is f'n trick as a treat!

 

[Dav4]

I think you should rethink that.

I’m doing it for love!

 

[Carol 83]

I’m doing it for love!

Well Ok then, but you're not going to get to wear those pink shorts very often.

 

[Dav4]

Well Ok then, but you're not going to get to wear those pink shorts very often.

They’re my signature shorts… iconic!