Pomegranate

Thanks Leo and Todd.

...this method stops all the decaying process inside the tree, which I cannot reach with preservatives and chisel. It is not new technique but I just took it to the next level. hehe


regards,
jun   

fredman1 wrote: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.....?     

knowledge?? Nope! Guts? yes...hehe. It's in my garden, When you get to the airport, take a Jeepney, then a tricycle (toktok) and just ask around for my address.   


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jun  

JUN,, I have followe they dod this post.. i can,t believe the burning !!! That is a very nice tree...you are so lucky to find trees the way you can.. also haveing the knowledge to make them look the way they do !! very good job.. take care john

Thank you John!

How's your elm trees?

regards,
jun   

its really beautiful and inspiring . i am impressed.........  

very impressive work, great tree but i am not in favour of burning tree for the sake of creation of bonsai. The trees soul was hurt. My comments are very personal and i do not underestimate the excellent work done in creating the tree.

rudiment wrote:very impressive work, great tree but i am not in favour of burning tree for the sake of creation of bonsai. The trees soul was hurt. My comments are very personal and i do not underestimate the excellent work done in creating the tree.

Hi Rudiment,

I respect your view but I look at it in a different way. Imagine you have some tissue inside you causing decay to other parts and the doctor cannot reach with a scalpel to remove the trouble, he puts a little probe to burn that harmful part, will you say he is burning your soul or helping you not to decay any further? Jun said he could not reach deep inside and the only way was to use the "probing fire", maybe one day we will have laser and a small piece of wire to do this. I am sure the tree feels much much better now and is thankful to the owner for curing the cancer that was making it ill from within  . Fire is good too for cures!

Cheers,
Adam

rudiment wrote:very impressive work, great tree but i am not in favour of burning tree for the sake of creation of bonsai. The trees soul was hurt. My comments are very personal and i do not underestimate the excellent work done in creating the tree.

Hi Rudiment,

The tree seems to thrive after burning, so I guess in a way it wasn't hurt that much... also, forest fires do happen in nature and we always see trees being able to bounce back and show resilience despite the fire... It's a great work with a great story... I like it very much.

Lastly, with Jun's expertise, I'm sure he knows when he's hurting the tree or not. For sure he did it with utmost control and would not risk killing a wonderful material such as this. BTW, is it still alive Jun? Hehehe...

Regards,

Derick

Rudiment,

Thanks for your input.

And I am glad you like the result.


regards,
jun  

Derick and Adams,

Thanks!
Yes the tree is ok, and I am letting it grow wild again to get more branch girth. I'll show it maybe at summer after the workshop. 

Adam, You are right. now the carbon inside the trunk that was formed as a result of the burning process stops the rotting process and protects and save the remaining dead wood in the outer layer. Imagine without this barrier of coal inside, The moist from the ground and the watering will continue to sip from under the soil and in from the inside of the tree hole, this will eat up everything upward. there is no way that it can be waterproofed from inside the tree.

regards,
jun  

hi jun ,if its for saving the rot and giving the tree new life then its wonderful work that u have done ,after all we are here for the love of nature and trees.

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jun  

Dear Lord she is looking beautiful.  And good on you too, Jun...hihihihihi

Your tree is the Miniature Pomegranate ..as you said.  Russel the latin name is  Punica granatum nana.
Excellent subject for hedges here in the Hot Cape.

NO really Jun the tree has been through an amazing transformation.

Love and light

Hi Jun

Your tree has become awesome, the deadwood is to die for...a real piece of art   ....the pot, what are you going to do next?

Kind regards Yvonne

Hi jun, great carving, can we have a photo of the carving bits you used, it will be interesting to see what's available in the Philippines . I,v never found much available in Thailand I brought all mine with me from England . I am in the uk now , hoping to get home next month. I,ll stock up with tools before I come home . Regards john

john5555leonard wrote:Hi jun, great carving, can we have a photo of the carving bits you used, it will be interesting to see what's available in the Philippines . I,v never found much available in Thailand  I brought all mine with me from England . I am in the uk now , hoping to get home next month. I,ll stock up with tools before I come home . Regards john

nothing special John, just like in Thailand. carving bits are hard to find here.
I just used regular router bits.




and steel brush




Thanks BTW. and a good have time in both of your countries.


regards,
jun  

Yvonne Graubaek wrote:Hi Jun

Your tree has become awesome, the deadwood is to die for...a real piece of art   ....the pot, what are you going to do next?

Kind regards Yvonne

Thanks Yvonne!

...The pot? yes.

regards,
jun  

JUN,, This one is looking really great !!! I would like to have one tree that looked as good as yours.. good job on them all..glad every thing is going well.. it is snowing again today,,single digets comming again !!!! take care john

Thanks John! take care of yourself

regards,
jun  

Andre Beaurain wrote:Dear Lord she is looking beautiful.  And good on you too, Jun...hihihihihi

Your tree is the Miniature Pomegranate ..as you said.  Russel the latin name is  Punica granatum nana.
Excellent subject for hedges here in the Hot Cape.

NO really Jun the tree has been through an amazing transformation.

Love and light

OHHHH here it is! Thank you very much Andre, my apology.
The small variety of granatum is really good for hedges, but this variety is seriously lot better, I also have the small variety. the downside in it is that the fruits are too big in proportion to the trunks and branches, but this big variety is the opposite- small leaf, small clustered fruits, large and fast growing trunks what more could a grower asked for.

regards,
jun  

See this as envy -                                     ..............

That's all I have to say.
Khaimraj

Your tree is stunning. I would love to see the final pot you choose for this beauty!