Careful, I am sensitive..
Sorry buddy, I didn't mean to hurt anyones feelings,
.[/QUOTE]I did exactly the same thing with a virtual as soon as Al suggested it. I like it.[/QUOTE]
Good for you!! It makes a HUGE difference......
Jason
Careful, I am sensitive..
Hey Chris,
Well I am going to jump on the bandwagon.... when I first seen your style job I thought you better reinvest in more Boon intensives, lol!!! That is a joke!
That branch has to go...... Too bad we didn't work out a trade lol!
Jason
Too bad in what way, would you have gone a different direction entirely?
No not really, I saw roughly the same thing in that tree as what you did with the exception that one branch would have been the first to go.
TOo bad in the way that it is an awesome spruce that I wouldn't mind having
GOod job Chris,
Jason
Hi everybody,
I thought i join in the restyling club. LOL. I made some virtuals to finally come to a design we all seem to see. You just all beet me posting it. So I will only show my final idea.
There is one thing I seem to prefer though, and that is to tilt the tree about 15 degrees to the left. This makes the movement of this trunk even more profound. And I puled the top of the tree to the right. I think this tree has a good future as bonsai if some changes are made.
Best regards,
Hans van Meer.
Hi Hans!
The planting angle is possible, and pulling the trunk further to the right is also possible. I think you are a little optimistic in your choice of pot!
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Hi hi I know Chris!
It was late and it was the first one I came across!
As I was planning to say (along with the other virts I made), I understand why you were trying to go for a cascading branch on that right site. If the foliage would have been higher up that same right branch, it would have been perfect! But in this case it just wont work with the foliage so low placed! Not with out having to curl up the branches with wire. And we never do that! LOL
I think this is a good pre styling and that this tree has a lot of promise to it. I love the angles in the trunk, they will look nicely matched next to all that soft cascading foliage in the future. Just like a large sized one high up on a mountain would look. And that is what it's all about!
Keep us posted.
Hans.
Hi Hans!
The planting angle is possible, and pulling the trunk further to the right is also possible. I think you are a little optimistic in your choice of pot!
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Hi hi I know Chris!
It was late and it was the first one I came across!
As I was planning to say (along with the other virts I made), I understand why you were trying to go for a cascading branch on that right site. If the foliage would have been higher up that same right branch, it would have been perfect! But in this case it just wont work with the foliage so low placed! Not with out having to curl up the branches with wire. And we never do that! LOL
I think this is a good pre styling and that this tree has a lot of promise to it. I love the angles in the trunk, they will look nicely matched next to all that soft cascading foliage in the future. Just like a large sized one high up on a mountain would look. And that is what it's all about!
Keep us posted.
Hans.
But that's not to say that the cascading branch won't develop in that way! With back budding or grafting, I could certainly achieve higher foliage. I wish the branch were thicker and more rugged. As it is now, the thin nature and smooth bark reveal that it is far too young for the tree. The sad truth is, the low right jin was a living branch when it was collected, and would have been an interesting balance to the too-heavy back branch.
This tree never was very upright except in the ground. This planting angle was part necessity from root system and part benign neglect. It will, no doubt, be more upright in the future but I doubt it will ever be completely upright. I expect another ten degrees or so, whatever it takes to bury that root properly.
Creative carving is what scares me a bit. I do NOT want this to be ruined by bad carving. So I have to work on my carving techniques on scrap deadwood to try to approach a more natural look. Suggestions?