Sylvestris

Hello,

This sylvestris was dug out in the spring of 2006.Unfortinatly i don't have the picture of the raw material any more.

In January 2007 this tree got his first styling.

in autumn of 2007 i took the tree to Hotsumi,many branches where cut to increase many buds and to style this tree in a better way for the future without wrapping branches together.

in the spring of 2008 i wired the tree and style it for the second time.And the large ugly "fin" of dead wood was reduced.

In November 2008 i repotted the tree in a Aspinal pot.The tree doesn't stand in the right position because of the roots(this problem is solved when we repot the tree again in a few years).

In the future the tree will be much more full and will look much more older.

Greetings,
Yannick

Good job!

Very nice... but i like the lowest branches litle bit up.

Hi Yannick, nice sylvestris.
One question though, why did you not plant on a slab with the branch like it is in picture 1?
You know what I mean?

Kind regards
Groetjes
Neef Peter

Landerloos,

Did you mean a moon-shaped pot, a bit like that ?



Yannick,

I waited for others to post first, but I had the feeling that the tree should lean more in the pot, whatever its shape. To me, the right angle that the base of the trunk forms with the level of the soil is not so good. I much prefer Landerloos's suggestion.

(Will you be in Carcassonne for the EDG-bonsai convention?...)

AlainK wrote:Landerloos,

Did you mean a moon-shaped pot, a bit like that ?



Yannick,

I waited for others to post first, but I had the feeling that the tree should lean more in the pot, whatever its shape. To me, the right angle that the base of the trunk forms with the level of the soil is not so good. I much prefer Landerloos's suggestion.

(Will you be in Carcassonne for the EDG-bonsai convention?...)

Yes thats what I mean Alain.

Peter

landerloos wrote:Hi Yannick, nice sylvestris.
One question though, why did you not plant on a slab with the branch like it is in picture 1?
You know what I mean?

Kind regards
Groetjes
Neef Peter

Because now the tree is more compact,and the trunk would lean to much to the back.
A slab could be possible


AlianK,

Could you explain youre question again? i don't understand what you mean.
Do you mean that the end of the trunk is at the same level as the soil?
If this whas youre question: If you read in the first text you will read that the position of the tree has to change a bit in the pot.

Greetings,
Yannick

In the spring of 2010 this tree was repotted again into a more classical and better pot.
The position of the tree was changed so the movement would be better.

In the end of 2010 i worked on a better branch structure and styled it for a better future of the tree.
No the tree still has a long time to go.

Best regards,
Yannick

Certainly well on it's way to being a lovely cascade. The trunk has great turns which I feel will be your task to accentuate, this may mean removing branches and jins which stop the eye flowing from the base of the trunk to the apex of the tree. Less is more, and your cascade branch wo'nt need to be so long in the future as the trunk provides the cascade already imho.

ybonsai wrote:In the spring of 2010 this tree was repotted again into a more classical and better pot.
The position of the tree was changed so the movement would be better.

In the end of 2010 i worked on a better branch structure and styled it for a better future of the tree.
No the tree still has a long time to go.

Best regards,
Yannick

The pot looks too small and shallow for the tree.
Regards

Xuan

xuan le wrote:

ybonsai wrote:In the spring of 2010 this tree was repotted again into a more classical and better pot.
The position of the tree was changed so the movement would be better.

In the end of 2010 i worked on a better branch structure and styled it for a better future of the tree.
No the tree still has a long time to go.

Best regards,
Yannick

The pot looks too small and shallow for the tree.
Regards

Xuan

Pot is still trainingspot, so that it would look better.
In future when the tree would mature more it's time for his suitable pot.

@ Marko , for me the idea was to remove the lowest branch so the tree would be compact.

Best regards,
Yannick

Hi Yannik,

do you have a sideview of the tree?

Thanks, dorothy

dorothy7774 wrote:Hi Yannik,

do you have a sideview of the tree?

Thanks, dorothy

Hello Dorothy,

Here are more views of the sylvestris.
The lowest branch is going to be removed in future i think.

Don't mind the Itoigawa in the back is a longterm project that's going in a growingbasket

Best regards,
Yannick

Hello Yan. The first styling with the tree in the bucket has good arching movement from left to right at the base. When potted, the tree comes straight up out of the soil. Was there a reason for this change. Great tree though, as are all of your bonsai.

will baddeley wrote:Hello Yan. The first styling with the tree in the bucket has good arching movement from left to right at the base. When potted, the tree comes straight up out of the soil. Was there a reason for this change. Great tree though, as are all of your bonsai.

Hello Will,

This is because the tree was planted in the big bucket after it was collected like this,so you didnt had to take notice with the nebari.
I cleaned the nebari before the first styling but after repotting there came a little surprise and i think you also have to take care of the nebari,in this position the nebari and movement was good.

Best regards,
Yannick