Other Projects

[fore]

Here are my more humble projects. A jm raft, three itoigawa whips I had around with nothing to do so I bent the hell out of them..only one got weak amazingly, jap. import chojubai in my favorite pot, procumbens.

 

[fore]

and lastly, the procumbens. Plan on just working shari and further foliage reduction. Removed as much as possible last yr.

 

[Eric Group]

With those Shimps, if you are going for that twisted trunk look you see in Japan, you should try to tighten up your bends even more- especially on the second one. The third looks like you are just going for a more standard informal look, but it reminds me of an S curve, And I would recommend you get a sharper turn somewhere in that one too! Don't mess with that first one for a while obviously-looks like he is struggling a little bit...

 

[Eric Group]

and lastly, the procumbens. Plan on just working shari and further foliage reduction. Removed as much as possible last yr.

This has a decent trunk... What are you going for? Informal upright or cascade?

 

[Poink88]

Chris,

I love you man but the bends look contrived...you need to find a way to make them more believable. Usually, all it takes is a change in direction and not a "predictable continuous flow or spiral". You might need to put more guy wires in between to pull them or use thicker wires (and looped/wrapped tighter).

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Nice yellow pot!

 

[fore]

I had to laugh Eric and Dario, "I know"! Totally contrived. I just couldn't come up with something more interesting. I am not too happy with the S one either. Humm...

And I'm heading to a informal upright for the procumbens.

Brian, the yellow pot is my favorite pot too. With all the trees req. potting up this yr, I just went with Mica. I'm starting to get to the point of wanting some nice pots now.