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Nice mugo
No sarcasm, Vance. I'm mad at myself - embarrassed.Sorry; I detect a degree of sarcasm in you reply. But the question remains: If you had this angle to work with why would post this image as the one you need help with? I meant only to help which is what I though you were requesting.
that's the problem with the INTERNET forums, it is easy to misunderstand what someone is saying. So the problem now is; is returning to this more favorable view impossible?No sarcasm, Vance. I'm mad at myself - embarrassed.
My apologies to you and thank you for your comments.
Not impossible. In fact, relatively easy but I don't want to mess with the roots right now. So, next fall it will go back.that's the problem with the INTERNET forums, it is easy to misunderstand what someone is saying. So the problem now is; is returning to this more favorable view impossible?
It is not often that you find a Mugo with a trunk as nice as this one. Of course I do not know how much of it is photoshopped, if any.Not impossible. In fact, relatively easy but I don't want to mess with the roots right now. So, next fall it will go back.
Yes, it has really nice bark, but lots of 'little problems' that really annoy me - not photoshopped, except for the virts in earlier discussions which were just distortions of what exists - what if the trunk had taper (stretched an area of the photo), what if the trunk was shorter (cut out a horizontal slice of the photo), etc.It is not often that you find a Mugo with a trunk as nice as this one. Of course I do not know how much of it is photoshopped, if any.
You keep them alive and a design stays just out of reach.....
.....and I think you should.
I did not see nebari issues or any type of other issues when I first looked at your pics... Just saw too many continuations of the trunk.
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Seeing however that you have a ton there to work with... I would opt for the removal of at least one, if not possibly 2 and save yourself the time by solving this issue now.
I try to do just that when I hit a mental block, but 30 minutes was nowhere near enough this time. I fell into 'analysis paralysis' and this is just my way of dealing with the frustration (the inner voices screaming 'do something, don't just sit there'). So I've committed the (reversible) mistake and now that it is done, I will try again - persistence pays better than walking away.walk away for 30 minutes, do, something opposite, then
come back and look.
Thanks, Anthony. I appreciate your kind words.Oso,
never pressure yourself to - do something.
You put it aside and just look after it.
Time.
Persistence to look after the tree, and just relax.
Time.
When we bring in a new tree type more time is spent in learning in how to keep it healthy.
Good Day
Anthony
It is better to find yourself in a position of thinking your artistic abilities don't measure up than think your artistic abilities do measure up and having to spend time convincing people that don't think so that they do. Does that make sense? The point is you realize that you are not where you want to be but that means you can grow into that vision. Most of the time what you lack is the ability and technique to make what your creative eye sees a reality which everyone can see. Take the time to figure out what you are lacking and go looking to improve it. It wont come by itself easily. Personally I think you sell yourself short.Thanks, Anthony. I appreciate your kind words.
It has been 6 years now - it is healthy.
My artistic abilities just don't measure up (yet).
Disagree,---- within two to five years there will be a conflict that will demand solving and the removal of one of them. I would go for the lower of the two. Do that next summer and you will have opportunity to develop a decent tree with the remaining branch. Leave the lower of the two and both branches will suffer, and the design will remain hidden.The two thick branches going left are a bit awkward, but should be kept, part of what makes it look real rather than contrived.
Disagree,---- within two to five years there will be a conflict that will demand solving and the removal of one of them. I would go for the lower of the two. Do that next summer and you will have opportunity to develop a decent tree with the remaining branch. Leave the lower of the two and both branches will suffer, and the design will remain hidden.
This is the problem with Mugos. It is easy to default to keeping a lot of branches in the beginning and refusing to make the decision to remove some of them in deference to better choices. The result is that an abundance of un-guided branches can cause the decline of many of better quality. You have to be thinking about decisions now, even if they are wrong, they at least can be dealt with effectively. Often the further development of too many branches can cause a lot of compromise leading to nothing.I see what you mean Vance, thanks for pointing that out. I wasn't thinking "down the road".