Larch a pot or a slab?

Bought some young dry rooted larches last year and and am going to transfer two of them from training pot and wonder whether I should use a concrete slab B that I made some time ago or a pot. The pot A is almost square, the width almost the same as the length.

Michael, difficult to choose between the two, but I prefer the pot to the slab,
Geoff.

slab for me but think both are too big and deep for these trees.

Definitely the slab for my taste Michael although breck has a point, at least regarding the depth given how slender the trunks are.

Out of interest have you considered reversing the tree/s? I mean placing the trees in the same position in the container but having the shorter trunk on the left? Not necessarily saying that would be better (might well not be) just wondering.

Either way I like the twin trunk effect you've achieved and I think that tall, slender trees in long, shallow containers can look really good.

Regards

Richard

Although I preferred the pot and still do a piece of slate would be better than the slab.

I  know they are too slender really but here is a visual with the left and right reversed Richard

my opinion would be the pot as it may give them a better opportunity for further girth growth because it is oversized a bit...

and i agree with the shorter tree being toward the center of the pot rather than to the outside....

kevin stoeveken wrote:my opinion would be the pot as it may give them a better opportunity for further girth growth because it is oversized a bit...
and i agree with the shorter tree being toward the center of the pot rather than to the outside....

I agree,too. Moreover I would rather see the short tree a little shorter. But that's only my taste.

flat slab for me

regards,
jun

Pot. They are too young for a slab where the material has to be visually powerful enough to dominate the image?

I know Brendan it is wishful thinking when they are that slender. The aim is inspired by a picture of two larches in Dan Barton's bonsai book which he tells me he sold some time ago , I will just have to wait a while.

I much prefer the pot, for two reasons:

1/ the trees are not mature enough. A pot will be better to carry them on.

2/ the trees are not mature enough. A pot will be better to give them some strength.

(3/ I prefer the design of tall slender trees in a pot. The horizontal and vertical lines match better to my taste.)