Prunus Mahaleb from 2000

Hi everybody,

the last for today. I bought this tree in 2000. As i was at home, i thougt "Oh god what a ugly thing"



The next 6 years i dit nearly nothing with this tree. I had no idea how to create a good tree from this ugly stump.

This is 2006



I only knew i had to do somthing realy big. Otherwise this tree will never be a good tree. So i startet to carving.





And now after the transformation i like this tree really very much.

Blooming last year.





The tree a few days ago.

Prunus Mahaleb, 60 cm high. Pot: Peter Krebs



Hope you like it. Otherwise the tree comes into the organic waste ;-)))

Herbert Aigner

Amazing work.

I love the base work you did, it gives it an ancient feel.

haha...

as a friend of mine use to say...It is so ugly it should be in my garden ;-)

...or pm me if you whish to dispose this tree in my bin... In short, I like it.

regards to you
/Loke Emil

Nice work. The carving gives it a lot of character. When the dead sections age and the branches ramify it will be even better. Sweet pot too!

dear Herbert

what a wonderful transformation you did, great vision you have and good carving technique! congratulation again very naturalistic looking prunus
regards
Attila

if abnj dispose of it - let's throw in one place and easy to find room for misdemeanor

Hello, i think it will be better like this ( to create imbalance, for me, the tree is too static).
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Yeah spring is here in Salzburg and the mahaleb blooms.



Herbert Aigner

Wow that's just says Bonsai when I look at it. Amazing what it came from!

Fabulous

Amazing work. Thanks for posting!!
Tona

WOW!!!!! Amazing transformation! Herbert, you are very talented.

what a transformation !!!

Absolutely beautiful!

Thank you all for your nice compliments. I will tell it to the tree.

servus
Herbert Aigner

beautiful transformation! Who did the initial carving?

Hi Peter, i did the the initial carving in 2007.

It's very good!

I was just looking at the 2006 pic and saw that transistor radio sitting behind and I thought that could not be right.. this picture must have been taken way back in the 1980s

Nice transformation though.. very inspiring. I have a stump like that I might want to ship to Austria.

I love it Herbert!

Herbert A wrote:... ... I only knew i had to do somthing realy big... ...

And you really have done it!!!

mokster wrote:I was just looking at the 2006 pic and saw that transistor radio sitting behind and I thought that could not be right.. this picture must have been taken way back in the 1980s... ...

My mother has one just like this coming from the past all the way to 2013

The transistor radio is from grandfather :-)

Herbert

update

the last two years just grow and cut. This spring the tree will be repotet and than i can look for a little different position.

Spring 2014




Autumn 2014



Herbert Aigner

Amazing, this tree just keeps getting better and better. It is inspiring me to think about how to tackle a couple of stumps growing in pots in my backyard. I have a ginkgo and a grape that could really benefit from some serious carving. Thank you for showing us the updates. This cherry is fabulous.

Thank you Leo. It´s a pleasure to inspire you for your projects.

Herbert