japanese white pine

this is the evolution of a little white pine
it will go probably on a rock or a driftwood
i put it in this position because of a ugly but strong trunk default
i prefer nebari s position before this operation ...but the tree is much much well i find

pictures from two years ago when i got it
to now ..one week ago

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Beautiful tree. I love white pines. Yours has amazing bark, along with the movement of it.

Looking very healthy and much changed. I do prefer the 'jelly-mould' pot as well.

Mike

Mike Jones wrote:Looking very healthy and much changed. I do prefer the 'jelly-mould' pot as well.

Mike

I think these are called Lotus pots, but I know they are made to represent a flower, and I also think the Japanese Imperial Family seal.

Thank you Billy.

Mike

The flower shape is Chrysanthemum and it does resemble the Imperial Seal. The number of petals is important. I think the Imperial Seal has 18, and such a symbol is not allowed to be used in Japan except by the Imperial family. How many sections does your pot have?

hello
and thanks for encouragement
well... i called this pot also lotus pot
but for me ...the shape is simply a lotus flower
with 12 parts making 6 petals....
thats better like this ...i am not a member of the japanese imperial family

anyway...i am mot sure of the combinaison tree -pot
and the new implantation will also oblige me to change of pot style i think

that s why i was thinking about a rock or a driftwood
i will command some paraloid b 72 to makes the drifwwod harder..water proof
so maybe i ll can hope a longer life for it

I looked at my pots with a similar shape, one has 12 sections the other has 8. The pot with 8 sections is actually a little larger.

Hello again Cram. I really like your choice of new planting angle. Look forward to seeing it potted in something a little less formal.

Hi Cram, I quite like the movement of the trunk in the other direction, here is a rough idea of what I mean:
Either way its a fine little tree.

yes ...you re right
the nebari is nice also in this angle...maybe even better
but my problem was to correct the second section of the trunk
a stick with no curves

that why i decide to change it in this position
and now the foliage is starting to be in place...it looks nice also

bonsai is question of choices....sometimes you make the bad one
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Have you considered grafting a lower branch?

I'd be willing to bet the top Japanese White Pine has already been grafted to a Japanese Black Pine trunk.

i did not thought about it
but it is a good idea...why not

this one is also grafted i think

rewired and cleaned
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