demo marc noelanders

demonstration of marc noelanders or threw assist

I have always been amazed of how people can bring the foliage so much closer to the trunk from such leggy material (especially when the branches are all the way in the top). And in the end, make the finished tree look natural.

Great work by Marc.

- AH

That's fantastic! Thanks for sharing it.

Mark is truly "THE MAGICIAN" among the professional demonstrator in Europe! He can creat a believable tree out off a broomstick!! This tree would be a nightmare to any demonstrator, but still he pulls it off, again! Believe me that he had to creat some/many tricks to bring that foliage, that close to the trunk! But the end image looks amazingly good! And that is magic of the highest professional order! And I can only take my hat off for him!
Cheers,
Hans van Meer.

A tree which could go directly to Noelanders Trophy

In the words of Victor Mildrew "I don't believe it"! I've seen Marc Noelanders work on trees on a couple of occasions but this is extraodinary. How did he get those scions to take so quickly

WOW!!! I am stunned; incredible transformation! I would love to see close-ups of how he bent and manuvered branches to create the image. I am also intrigued that the branches weren't wrapped before bending. What kind of pine is this?
Thanks, Todd

It is an amazing transformation to bring the foliage in that close but I doubt whether the branches of the final design will be doubled back over themselves as they are now. A close-up has to reveal highly contorted branches that probably don't match the shape of the trunk. Still it was a powerful exhibition of branch bending. Being a tropical grower I prefer my trees to grow into the design but maybe that's not possible with this type of pine. Its obviously very flexible - probably a Scots. Does anyone graft scions in close on these to avoid the contorted branches?

hello
What kind of pine is this?
pinus mugo

casper wrote:hello
What kind of pine is this?
pinus mugo

Thanks!

some photographs