Pomegranate

Hi IBC,

My huge (90cm/3ft) pomegranate...

ready for wood works...
this is the back of the tree anyway.












Not as good as Will's work, but a couple of decades more and several dozen trees to torture...I hope it will be close. hehehe.




next stop, the 12" diameter base


I hope I didn't burnt the fruit out.




regards,
jun

Jun,

I saw your other post and I've been trying to figure out what this is. Pomegranate is Punica, a very small genus of the Lythraceae family. On the surface it has many of the same characteristics of pomegranate (opposite leaves and those fruit), but I can't find anything that makes me think it's a Punica. It could possibly be part of the Lythraceae family that includes crape myrtles and Cuphia, but who knows. Do you have a picture of the flowers?

Seems like way back when you showed us a tree and we wondered if it was a barberry of some kind. You guys with these tropical trees we've never seen really make identification interesting!

Russell,

Thank you.
I'll look if I can find flowers somewhere.

This is a rare specie for bonsai, even here. I haven't find any other tree yet with similar features even in shows here, but it is a very good specie for bonsai because the fruits are much smaller than the typical pomegranate, leaves are more compact and thicker and the woods are harder... I even doubt if it belongs to Punica because the leaves are round and not elongated, more oval in shape, I have pomegranate bonsais but the leaves texture is also different.

I hope others here in IBC can Identify the tree.

regards,
jun

Hi Jun,
Whats the local name in our country?
your friend,
Alex

ogie wrote:Hi Jun,
Whats the local name in our country?
your friend,
Alex

Alex,

they call it here pyracantha. in tagalog they call it " granadito" or small granada.(small pomegranate)

regards,
jun

He He i forgot it already,thanks!

Alex

ogie wrote:He He i forgot it already,thanks!

Alex

I think it is different from "granada" Alex. When we arranged our schedule for your visit in my garden you'll see the tree and I'll show you how different it is from other "granada" (Punica).

regards,
jun

Hey Jun,

Nice trunk and fruits. Good to see the work you have done. What is missing though is a pic of the tree taken from a distance which shows the complete tree. What we see so far is only parts.....

Ravi

Hi IBC!

Ravi, like what you always say---- "your wish is my command!" hehehe...







Plus your friend's face as a bonus for scale...



Regards,
jun




Russell,

Sorry, No more flowers, but I got these last batch of new fruits coming out.




Regards,
jun

Amazing tree and amazing job Jun. Huge!

Best regards from the south of Spain.

Excellent tree Jun and a very thick girth indeed. Like it very much.......

Ravi

Hi IBC.

an update...

first woodwork on the dead wood base...




after the second work. 3 weeks later...





hollowed out the rotten core.





removed (lift) deadwood in contacts with the ground.


two to three more sessions,,, detailing, burning and wood preservations.

regards,
jun

HI JUN


Beautiful tree, the leaves are very small. Thanks for sharing.

Wow JUN,,,,You tore that tree apart!! it is looking good so far with your styleing...good tree keep posting your changes take care john

good work on the wood Jun! ilike it

Hi IBC.

3 weeks ago I "burned" the tree...
...and some have doubted that the tree might die, due to the extreme approach.






...The lower part is growing wild for quite sometime now.





regards,
jun

The tree today.....I regret the procedure I made,, the tree died!



...just kidding guys!












here it is today...

the dead wood I made.






next step , let the first branch grows wild again to gain more girth and control the other branches.

regards,
jun

jun wrote:The tree today.....I regret the procedure I made the tree died!



...just kidding guys!

MAN!!! I was getting upset. Don't do that.

Beautiful work Jun.
Ed

Lovely dead wood effect jun!

Hey L.L.B,

exceptional !!!, and great work!!!!.

Two things though - is it a pomegranate ? and if not what is the Latin name.
You may wish to ask Fiona, to change the title to what it really is.

When it is how you want it, I would love a good shot to keep for inspiration.
Thanks for taking the time to show.
Stay well.
Khaimraj

WoW this is impressive Jun. I caught a fright when I saw the "FIRE" photo, and my heart skipped a beat when you said it died. I swore at you for a second....  Very well done. It takes real guts and knowledge to achieve this. I would kill for a tree like this. What exactly is your address, so I can come see this tree.....?   

Brave technique. And the tree lived !!! Excellent. I always admire your work Jun. Thanks for sharing.

Amazing transformation and effect; great work.

Neli,

Thanks! glad you like it.


regards,
jun   

Khaimraj Seepersad wrote:Hey L.L.B,

exceptional !!!, and great work!!!!.

Two things though - is it a pomegranate ? and if not what is the Latin name.
You may wish to ask Fiona, to change the title to what it really is.

When it is how you want it, I would love a good shot to keep for inspiration.
Thanks for taking the time to show.
Stay well.
Khaimraj

Yes LLB,
Though I am not so interested (at least not in the scientific level hehe) of the Latin name. all indication except for the huge trunk size is similar to the common pomegranate that we know. I've search for it in the local plant listing, and I could not found it. It grows in the higher altitude of our country.
Unless others could identify it, I would stick to the closest similar plant which is pomegranate...and the locals where I got the material addressed it as a dwarf pomegranate.

regards,
jun