Forsythia, the yellow giant

This is the way from collect a big Forsythia. I call him the yellow giant.

March 2010. The ground was still frozen. So it was a very hard Job.





I had to reduce the root bale a bit, because it was not possible to plant him in a pot.





The pot is 120 cm wide.

I love the yellow blooms. This is the beginning of spring.





2011 one year later:


I removed 3 stems and startet with the first carving.



The following winter was so cold that the bark has partially damaged. So i removed the bark.



Here you can see the size ot the tree.



If i had time, i worked on deadwood.

2013 i repoted the Forsythia in a smaller pot. But he was not as small as i wanted.



2015 the tree was blooming nice.


Today was the great moment. Now it was possible to plant him in a smaller pot. Now i can carry the tree alone to make better pictures.

First i removed the rootball under the red line. He began rotting already. So i could remove.



Now the pot has a perfect size.



Forsythia, 95 cm high.



In a few weeks he will Bloom again, and spring beginns.

bye
Herbert A

Herbert,

I always enjoy a great deal reading your posts. Straightforward, elegance, and great details of progression. Great work as always, thanks for posting.

van

Thank you sir,for this progression.Wonderful work on a neglected species.The floral display is remarkable and all the more precious for being early and ephemeral!

George.

ditto what they said !

What they ^ said

What started out as unassuming hedging material, has been transformed into a fantastic looking tree with the use of some excellent carving and styling work. top stuff

Thanks for sharing.

I think its fair to say, that many of us including myself, would of struggled to see a tree in such material, i think many would of passed this up. makes it all the more inspirational.

Quite some project Herbert but the results speak for themselves! Great work. Please do update when it blooms again.

Regards

Richard

Really good work. I've been looking for a decent forsythia to work with for a while now. Growing some in my yard but it'll be a while before they are ready for consideration.

Please update with a pic when in full bloom. I'm starting to get anxious for spring...

Thanks for the nice comments. If the tree is blooming i will post a Picture.

ciao
Herbert A