opinions for a pot!!!!!!!!

Hello to you all,i hope to get some ideas for a pot for my Korean hornbeam.

hi eric what a fantastic trunk im no good with photo shop just thought i would comment on the tree.i first thought was a slightly wider oval pot only in my humble opinion though

I would go with a larger by at least 1/2 and use a natural clay rather than a color. Oh, an oval.

An oval and one by Gordon Duffett from UK.
He has a greenish glaze which would suit the Korean Hornbeam



Like the one on the right in this picture.

I'm far from adept at photo-editing, but thought I'd give a go at placing the tree inside the pot Dave recommended (if anything just to give an idea on color)...

You have a very nice tree!!! it does look good in that pot also... i would go with ovel maybe light color not glased....nice tree take care john

Great choice with the Duffett oval.

no glase, oval, natural grey, to light greenish grey maybe a little on the deep side to bring out the "mammoth" in her.

first off all, thanks for taking the effort, and that's a nice pot from Gordon Duffet.
i realy like the greenish grey glaze,looks very natural. thanks again

Hi Eric, hope you and family are keeping well?

Your tree reminded me of mine, both are powerful images, rugged, gnarled nebari and lower trunk,
for this reason I think a soft cornered rectangle would be good, also the nebari on your tree would fit better into a rectangle shape, it looks like it fills the present pot into the corners, and it looks good doing this.
Here's a picture of mine, one of the most notable features of hornbeams is the Autumn colour, so I chose a glaze with a hint of blue to contrast the vivid orange of Autumn, and a powerful pot design with top and bottom rims.

Great tree and pot John. I wouldn't expect anything less.

Hi John, regards from Cyprus
I see your point with the soft cornered rectangle....you do not lose the dynamic masculine look of the pot while having a softer outline, that matches a powerful broadleaf.
Lovely combination.
Thanks for sharing.

I would personally go with something similar for the tree in question

i was thinking about the oval,but like john said it fills the pot now, and it has to be a big oval when it should fit in.
so my thought's are going out to a rectangle,and i really like the soft cornered one.
sometimes its difficult to choose the perfect one,there are so many beatifull pot's.
should make it more easy when have a couple off pot,s and hold it in front off the tree.
but thats the challenge.

i will think it over all the advices, and many thanks.

Lovely tree

I would go for the the john Pitt pot, with the rims, and the corners.

Kind regards yvonne

Thanks Will,

Stavros, you are exactly right!
for me it's all about matching the characteristics of the tree with certain features within the pot, and the pot I showed did just that, in my opinion of course, there will always be personal taste when it comes to choosing a pot, but some features work better with specific trees.

Thank you Yvonne, pleased you like the combination.

Eric

With a trunk that big and giving a feeling of age, the Duffet pot although a very good pot is too new in style. The pot John has or similar shows the tree to its true age and maturity

Paul

Thats a very good point Paul,

Age, or apparent age, is also very important within the whole image, we are after all creating "old" trees,
or the illusion of an old tree, so also very important for the pot to fit this criteria, (illusion or otherwise)

Antique pots are not an option in most cases, but I think its possible for a new pot to have an aged look about it,
and for an ancient looking tree worth considering when choosing a pot.

i have thought it over,and i am going with john's opinion.
i will add a couple off small changes,when it's finished i will show it here.
thanks to all.