Lodgepole pine styling puzzle

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Thought I’d share this lodgepole pine yamadori I collected in the fall 2015.
The tree recovered well and has grown fairly well since. I’ve wired the pine once to start a basic silhouette.
The pine was collected from a rock crevice and has a total one sided root system. Thick old roots run the length of the box.
This is a tree I’d like to plant in a nice pot at some point but I’m perplexed by a possible solution. I’ve thought of the following:

1) try and mound the tree more and slowly remove Root over several repots (this would be long term)
1) possible rock planting like the sketch I made

I don’t really like rock plantings but repotting/ root work on these kind of pines makes Me a little nervous. Feel free to share ideas/ critiques2C39695B-F88B-41D9-B213-AB25ED1B5A3F.jpeg
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Nice sketch!
How about you use that sketch as a starting point, remove the rock, tilt the trunk further to the right and bend the lowest part of the lowest branch to the right, while keeping the apex in the same position.
 

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Artwork is excellent and not bad idea. If artwork idea works so would deeper pot and slowly working back roots as in first post. No rock needed. Work so far very good😊. Be aware Yamadori many times require somewhat unconventional solutions generally accepted because of simply being Yamadori. Personally have 4 or 5 having such root systems. Where there is a will-----------
 
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Thought I’d share this lodgepole pine yamadori I collected in the fall 2015.
The tree recovered well and has grown fairly well since. I’ve wired the pine once to start a basic silhouette.
The pine was collected from a rock crevice and has a total one sided root system. Thick old roots run the length of the box.
This is a tree I’d like to plant in a nice pot at some point but I’m perplexed by a possible solution. I’ve thought of the following:

1) try and mound the tree more and slowly remove Root over several repots (this would be long term)
1) possible rock planting like the sketch I made

I don’t really like rock plantings but repotting/ root work on these kind of pines makes Me a little nervous. Feel free to share ideas/ critiquesView attachment 469544
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Thanks for the input and compliments.
I do like the thought about moving the trunk to the right. I need to try an frame that dead wood some how too.
I’ll take it slow with this thing. Heck it’s nice having them in the garden even with the funky roots.
Here’s another lodgepole I’ve have had a few years with the same issue. The box is like 3 ft long!43AB9F88-DDCC-4DA4-95E1-244DF8B027A5.jpeg
 
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Try seedlings of JBP and do approach grafts to root system😊.
 

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These may be what those old deep cascade pots were built for.

That's what I would do.

Sorce
 

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I would suggest half repot method as an option to allow you visibility into roots and ease into repot.

If you are nervous take the path of less resistance.

No need to push the tree system if unsure.

Another option is find a person with experience who can assist in person.
 
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