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So I picked up this cotoneaster last year when I saw the thick trunk and then promptly left it on my bench all year without touching it. I have trimmed it down where I can really see the trunks and initial branching and I'm now trying to decide a new front.
As received:
Here is the current front as potted:
Couple other angles. The problem is I have one trunk that has some movement but then the other just comes out like a fat cylinder. I was originally going to use this as the front and then just make the big cut and maybe try my hand at carving out the hollow left.
That would leave me with a huge scar and that fat root coming straight at the viewer and no roots on the cut side. Even though I plan on repotting it deeper, I feel like that won't look great. So I spent some time spinning it around on the table.
Here is my current idea. The roots will spread to the sides, giving an overall thicker feel to the nebari, while giving a little taper through the trunk to the far left leader. Instead of removing the uninteresting trunk, I'll put it behind the main and use it for depth in the final design.
As received:
Here is the current front as potted:
Couple other angles. The problem is I have one trunk that has some movement but then the other just comes out like a fat cylinder. I was originally going to use this as the front and then just make the big cut and maybe try my hand at carving out the hollow left.
That would leave me with a huge scar and that fat root coming straight at the viewer and no roots on the cut side. Even though I plan on repotting it deeper, I feel like that won't look great. So I spent some time spinning it around on the table.
Here is my current idea. The roots will spread to the sides, giving an overall thicker feel to the nebari, while giving a little taper through the trunk to the far left leader. Instead of removing the uninteresting trunk, I'll put it behind the main and use it for depth in the final design.