Fishtank307
Shohin
I took my mugo pine to my first workshop last saturday.
Before:
After:
We decided to remove the left branch/trunk and make a deadwood feature out of it. (At the top it twists back and forth, not really visible here...) There are two branches in front of it that will be bend more towards the jin. The idea is to from pads where the jin breaks through the top.
The tree will be planted at an angle, so that it leans more to the left. The lowest branch on the right will be bend downward, towards the viewer. That way the first pad will be framed by the trunk.
Foliage needs to be compacted and closer to the trunk.
At first I didn't know it was grafted. The trunk was also a lot longer than I expected. I thought we could create a very compact, bulky tree, so I was kinda disappointed to discover the rest of the trunk underneath the soil... It's not what I had in mind, but luckily there was another option for its styling. it kinda reminds me of the way Scots pines grow here, in open fields.
The base flares out, so that's a plus.
We're also going to make some pads under the straight trunkline at the top. Feedback and tips are very much appreciated!
Before:
After:
We decided to remove the left branch/trunk and make a deadwood feature out of it. (At the top it twists back and forth, not really visible here...) There are two branches in front of it that will be bend more towards the jin. The idea is to from pads where the jin breaks through the top.
The tree will be planted at an angle, so that it leans more to the left. The lowest branch on the right will be bend downward, towards the viewer. That way the first pad will be framed by the trunk.
Foliage needs to be compacted and closer to the trunk.
At first I didn't know it was grafted. The trunk was also a lot longer than I expected. I thought we could create a very compact, bulky tree, so I was kinda disappointed to discover the rest of the trunk underneath the soil... It's not what I had in mind, but luckily there was another option for its styling. it kinda reminds me of the way Scots pines grow here, in open fields.
The base flares out, so that's a plus.
We're also going to make some pads under the straight trunkline at the top. Feedback and tips are very much appreciated!