Two new trees
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Two new trees
Hey all,
I was at our club auction and got a couple new trees. Just looking for input on where to go. The first tree is a 27 inch tall Shimpaku with a split trunk. I got it for 35 dollars and was pretty happy to get this size of a shimpaku for that price. It was in a broken pot so I slip-potted it into a pot of the same size for the time being. In my opinion (as a novice), the two trunks should not be the same height and it should be rotated in a new pot so that the trunks are not parallel when viewed from the front. I also think an oval pot would look better. Anyway, have at it and let me know your thoughts.
The next is a little procumbens nana (as if I don't have enough of them). It stands 12 inches tall currently. It was 9 bucks. I slip-pottted it also and stood it up because it was laying over to one side. It has mature foliage and may make a nice small tree with a little work. Any thoughts on this little guy would be appreciated also.
I was at our club auction and got a couple new trees. Just looking for input on where to go. The first tree is a 27 inch tall Shimpaku with a split trunk. I got it for 35 dollars and was pretty happy to get this size of a shimpaku for that price. It was in a broken pot so I slip-potted it into a pot of the same size for the time being. In my opinion (as a novice), the two trunks should not be the same height and it should be rotated in a new pot so that the trunks are not parallel when viewed from the front. I also think an oval pot would look better. Anyway, have at it and let me know your thoughts.
The next is a little procumbens nana (as if I don't have enough of them). It stands 12 inches tall currently. It was 9 bucks. I slip-pottted it also and stood it up because it was laying over to one side. It has mature foliage and may make a nice small tree with a little work. Any thoughts on this little guy would be appreciated also.
Tona- Member
Re: Two new trees
Those are a couple of nice trees. On the first -- which I like best, the height similarities don't bother me as much as the very straight trunk on the left. Those trunks look slender enough that I think you could wire some movement into it fairly easily. A little more movement in the other trunk might not hurt, either, but . . .
Have fun with them.
Have fun with them.
JimLewis- Member
Re: Two new trees
hi, great bargains - well done !
first tree the equal heights dont matter too much - if the trunk contours match each other they will look ok, i'd be looking to loose some lower branches on the right hand trunk, thin the tops of both and build a single tree image from the branches attached to both trunks, then you will have the balanced tree image with the added interest of 2 trunks.
juniper 2 for me should have only lowest branch and delicate jin for the rest, thin the single branch, wire every last bit and create several layers of foliage so you have a graceful literati image - ome of the hardest to do properly but one of the most pleasing images to look at.
cheers Marus
first tree the equal heights dont matter too much - if the trunk contours match each other they will look ok, i'd be looking to loose some lower branches on the right hand trunk, thin the tops of both and build a single tree image from the branches attached to both trunks, then you will have the balanced tree image with the added interest of 2 trunks.
juniper 2 for me should have only lowest branch and delicate jin for the rest, thin the single branch, wire every last bit and create several layers of foliage so you have a graceful literati image - ome of the hardest to do properly but one of the most pleasing images to look at.
cheers Marus
marcus watts- Member
Thanks for the input
Thanks Jim and Marcus,
I did some cleaning and a bit of wiring on the twin trunk today. The foliage was pretty dirty and clogged with dead needles etc. I arranged and lowered some of the branches and it looks a lot more balanced. I haven't removed the lower branch yet Marcus but it is likely going eventually. I think that I will rotate the tree when I re-pot it and move it closer to the center in a wider oval pot. By rotating a bit I will lose the slingshot effect as a poster on another site called it. There is some nice shari above the roots (bad photos don't show it) that I think will determine the dominant or front trunk. I think I have decided on a front based on showing the shari. I will try and take some better pics with a better background and lighting tomorrow and post them.
The second tree also needs to be viewed from a different angle, I will rotate the pot and post that picture also.
Thanks for both of your inputs.
I did some cleaning and a bit of wiring on the twin trunk today. The foliage was pretty dirty and clogged with dead needles etc. I arranged and lowered some of the branches and it looks a lot more balanced. I haven't removed the lower branch yet Marcus but it is likely going eventually. I think that I will rotate the tree when I re-pot it and move it closer to the center in a wider oval pot. By rotating a bit I will lose the slingshot effect as a poster on another site called it. There is some nice shari above the roots (bad photos don't show it) that I think will determine the dominant or front trunk. I think I have decided on a front based on showing the shari. I will try and take some better pics with a better background and lighting tomorrow and post them.
The second tree also needs to be viewed from a different angle, I will rotate the pot and post that picture also.
Thanks for both of your inputs.
Tona- Member
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