bdwarner
Sapling
I mostly lurk around here on B nut but I wanted to share a recent gem I've acquire which I am very excited about. The tree is a triple trunked Iwai Nishiki Japanese quince I received from Brent at evergreen. Im a little perplexed as how to approach the 3 main trunks.
The first picture is just for scale, the second is my proposed front, the third the 'back', fourth is a shot of the root spread, and the fifth is my long term goal.
I just did my first 'virtual' yesterday so go easy on me- somewhat of a sumo style. I know I still have a long ways to go, but I love everything about this tree! We have old gnarled cherry trees around here which I loosely based my design around. I did some light trimming and wiring on it to spread the canopy out a bit and eliminate branches that weren't working (also am using sticks to spread the larger branches.. excuse those, if there is a better way I'd love to hear about it). I don't feel experienced enough to do anything drastic with this tree so for now I'd like to work with what I got. Next spring ill work on getting it into a normal bonsai pot. Also any tips on dealing with the large pruning scars would be helpful- Ive never done carving or anything like that so I'm all ears. It looks a bit ratty now but it will drop all its leaves soon and perhaps a bare bones picture might be easier to read.
The first picture is just for scale, the second is my proposed front, the third the 'back', fourth is a shot of the root spread, and the fifth is my long term goal.
I just did my first 'virtual' yesterday so go easy on me- somewhat of a sumo style. I know I still have a long ways to go, but I love everything about this tree! We have old gnarled cherry trees around here which I loosely based my design around. I did some light trimming and wiring on it to spread the canopy out a bit and eliminate branches that weren't working (also am using sticks to spread the larger branches.. excuse those, if there is a better way I'd love to hear about it). I don't feel experienced enough to do anything drastic with this tree so for now I'd like to work with what I got. Next spring ill work on getting it into a normal bonsai pot. Also any tips on dealing with the large pruning scars would be helpful- Ive never done carving or anything like that so I'm all ears. It looks a bit ratty now but it will drop all its leaves soon and perhaps a bare bones picture might be easier to read.