Like curves? First styling of a Lodgepole pine yamadori.

[PaulH]

I collected this tree at Mammoth Mountain in October 2013. Took it to may workshop with Peter Tea yesterday for first wiring and styling.
Here it is before starting work.


One large branch needed a big bend downward so I wrapped it first with raffia, then with rubber and used three strands of 4 GA. wire. Then I used rebar to brace the tree so it only bent where I wanted. I had to bend a piece of rebar to fit the tree. I set up a guy wire and used a lever to bend the branch.
The rebar bracing:


The big bend:


The result. Now the plan is to let it grow and recover for a year.



After styling the tree is 36" tall.

 

[0soyoung]

That's really yummy, @PaulH !

 

[Eric Group]

Wow! Dramatic transformation- great tree!

 

[dkraft81]

Excellent job

 

[JudyB]

Nice curves.

 

[Bunjeh]

I am extremely impressed. Thanks for these photos. I have a Ponderosa Yamadori that has been perplexing me. Never thought of using rebar.

 

[Giga]

I do like me some sexy curves.

 

[sorce]

S&M!

Sorce

 

[shakotan710]

I collected this tree at Mammoth Mountain in October 2013. Took it to may workshop with Peter Tea yesterday for first wiring and styling.
Here it is before starting work.
View attachment 89064

One large branch needed a big bend downward so I wrapped it first with raffia, then with rubber and used three strands of 4 GA. wire. Then I used rebar to brace the tree so it only bent where I wanted. I had to bend a piece of rebar to fit the tree. I set up a guy wire and used a lever to bend the branch.
The rebar bracing:
View attachment 89065

The big bend:
View attachment 89066

The result. Now the plan is to let it grow and recover for a year.

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After styling the tree is 36" tall.

Hey Paul,

Any updates on this?

 

[Potawatomi13]

Hey Paul,

Any updates on this?

Seconded.

 

[PaulH]

As a matter of fact I just took all the wire off yesterday. Here's a lousy photo taken just now.


I'll post again when I re wire it.

 

[clem]

very nice tree

 

[shakotan710]

As a matter of fact I just took all the wire off yesterday. Here's a lousy photo taken just now.
View attachment 334933

I'll post again when I re wire it.

Hey Paul,

Looks great! I’ll be keen to see it once club activities are back to normal.

 

[pandacular]

Hopefully this has been rewired by now, and we can get those pictures?

 

[Mohsin]

Awesome job.