Twisted Mugo pine -first styling-

This mugo pine was found in 2006.
Two years later the tree was repotted, but I almost kept the original planting position
Last year the tree was repotted again, but the planting position changed dramatically.
Now it was time for a first styling.

Regards,
Marco

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Nice looking tree!

i agree...great tree! that new potting angle is lookin' sharp, too! i like what that does for the flow of the trunkline into the hanging deadwood section a lot.

thanks for sharing!
Jesse

very nice tree
i like also your new planting position...it s strong
will you ...in the future...do some more movements and curves on the main branches?
i could be nice to try to reproduct some of the nicest graphic details of the trunk to the branches

it is only a suggestion...your tree will be very nice yet

on quick idea
keep just one of the two trunks
and keep it twisted until the end
foliage is juste here to show the trunk line
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Great tree. I like the potting angle suggested. BUT, the pot.....its a huge distraction from a great tree. Lots of visual competition between the pot and tree. Its like oil and water.

Cool tree though.

Neil

cram wrote:on quick idea
keep just one of the two trunks
and keep it twisted until the end
foliage is juste here to show the trunk line

Thanks for this great idea, I really like your version!

Neil
this pot was an experiment, but now I have to accept that it failed. I`m searching for a better pot.

Regards,
Marco

wonderful material

best wishes, sam

Here is another just fantastic drawing from Erik Križovenský.

Regards,
Marco

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Hi Marco, one does not write anything.
Who does not like my proposal?
Debating about it, please.
Thanks, very much.

Dear Marco

The combination pot ( green/beige) with tree looks
ABSOLUTLY fabulouse to me !!!
a big WOW , as i saw the 7 th photoo
If You consider to get rid of the pot , i'LL write You my adress !
Love the pot and pot/tree You have !
Thank You for sharing
KInd regards
Morea

Hi,

I feel that the drawing of the tree by erik really back , or is it just an optical illusion, right??

I think this tree needs a considerably lighter pot when roots allow it.
I fully understand that it is probably too early to move it into a more shallow pot.
But in future I think it is needed.
Especially if you are planning on keeping the crown of this size.
Even with a fuller and larger crown, that pot would be too large and boxy.
Deeper Namban style pot perhaps, with that shari overhanging the edge?
Strict geometrical form kills the movement of this beautiful tree.

erik
i find your drawing very nice
i like your style..really...strong and clean
a lot more work than what i did....

for the project for the tree...
it is nice also...but i feel the same than with marco's first shaping
for me... this form stabilize maybe too much the tree...and cool down the graphic energy of the trunk

i don t say it is bad
it s just a question of choice....
and of what mood you re waiting for the tree
make a focal point or play with the general graphic movement of the tree
both are interresting ways to search for in bonsai

great, great, great material!

Marija Hajdic wrote:great, great, great material!

It looks that we have similar taste

...Thanks for your comments, keep to much.

The suggestion of Erik was a little bit unexpected. I thought about something like Cram drawed, a much higher pot with a lot of spacing to the right side.
But the longer I look on Eriks idea the better I like it.

Regards,
Marco

Yesterday the tree was repotted.

Regards,
Marco

Love this tree! You've done an excellent job and the pot goes very well.

Thanks for sharing the progress.

This tree looked great. Any updates?

It looks very nice, will you please provide some details on the container you chose? I think it is a great choice, I think the choice of Erik's suggestion would have been fantastic also.

This is how the tree looks now.

Very nice progress. I wonder it a round or hexagonal pot might be better than the current rectangle.