Pass Christian Pyracantha
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edprocoat
Masterpiece
I thought I has seen most everything here but somehow I missed this. Its great looking. I seen the question about the branches and to me that really a moot point. The canopy and the trunk suffice to make this look like an ancient orchard apple tree, like the ones I used to see in Ohio as a kid. Great job on this.
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Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
steve27
Mame
great job I going to collect a pyracanha from my mother"s house soon, the plant has been in the ground for about 20 years it has a offspring that i am going to collect. Any advice you can give me in is survival would be great!new to bonsai and collecting
Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
I collected 6 pyracantha recently (last month)...hardly got any roots but they all survived. I did very drastic root and trunk chop and shooting like crazy already. Two of the better ones are shown here.
http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?14354-Certifiable-B-nut
I would categorize these in collecting ease similar to elm if not easier (just watch out for thorns).
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Me thinks this is an understatement.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Among my favorites...
[video=youtube_share;tV1vxEgBpqk]http://youtu.be/tV1vxEgBpqk[/video]
[video=youtube_share;tV1vxEgBpqk]http://youtu.be/tV1vxEgBpqk[/video]
drew33998
Masterpiece
Im loving all the youtube vids you big dogs are posting! Thanks for sharing. Very nice tree and pot.
Mellow Mullet
Masterpiece
Really nice tree, Brian. And I think about it occasionally as I pass through Pass Christian on I-10 on my way to New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
John Lee
John Lee
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
I have a question about this tree. The current photo's show a very finely groomed canopy over the two trunks. Is there a plan in the future to accentuate the fact that there are two trunks, or leave it as one headed tree?
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Most likely it will always be closer to a one-headed tree just because it grows so dense. Over time, I've been growing the right apex to be the taller one, and I'd like to add some separation, but probably not a whole lot more than it shows from the front now.
You have a couple, what are your thoughts?
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
This is looking great. Nice photography too, really shows off the pot color. To continue Smokes question about double trunks, as I've got several, and sometimes have the same directional dilemma. Better to keep the apexes separate, or to grow them together, or is it tree specific? Wonder if there is a general rule of thumb to guide this...
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Thanks...you like that Koyo pot, don't you!
The question of apex is probably tree-specific. This one is evergreen, so there's no leafless phase to consider. Since it's so vigorous, I'll leave it as a single crown, with maybe a bit of a silhouette showing 2 peaks, right higher than left. If it was a d-tree, I'd make separation a priority.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Good to know. I'm thinking about my hornbeam for application of the question...
and yes I do.
and yes I do.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
garywood
Chumono
Brian, Nice marriage of pot and tree (with berries) or without. I really like the look of only a few berries vs covered. Good job!
Vin
Imperial Masterpiece
Is that good or are they like junipers and should be removed? Foliage seems to have remained pretty much as it was in July. Beautiful tree.
