Itoïgawa with fantastic curves.

Hello, here's an Itoïgawa i've had for already six years now.
He's got really incredible curves on the trunk and on the branches as well.
It's difficult to find a project adapted to his strange movement.
Three years ago i did shape it and put it in a bonsaï pot, but as he was getting weak, i did repot him in a bigger pot one year after.
Now he is in a good health and i'm gonna work on him again.
Hera are photos from the beginning until now and two projects (the second is done by Vev)

Awesome tree! Were can you find this tree in its natural habitat?

Crazy lookin tree!!!
It's been grown like this, and twisted up over time!???

The first painting/virtual is the nicest...
Thanks
Bryan

Amazing - have not seen such a fantastically twirled Juniper before. This will be one of a kind developed right, and your sketches look very promising.
Good you take good care of it.

Bryan, these are grown at nurseries in Japan, and deliberately curved like this - they will not be found in nature in this small size and like this. They are wired from young starters to develop this way.

Regards
Morten

Thanks for your answers, i forgot to say that it comes from Thaïwan where they did these fantastic curves.

quatrefi wrote:Thanks for your answers, i forgot to say that it comes from Thaïwan where they did this fantastic curves.

The curves are equaly good.

My opion only !! when you had it in the bonsai pot looks great....that is one twisted tree !!! looks good take care john

Wonderful and very unusual but with all those curves I'd say that its a "she"

Great and very interesting tree, a real Itoigawa octopus.

regards,
roland

Nice I love this tree, your sketches are excellent too. I look forward to seeing it develope.

morten albek wrote:
Bryan, these are grown at nurseries in Japan, and deliberately curved like this - they will not be found in nature in this small size and like this. They are wired from young starters to develop this way.

Regards
Morten

Thinking outside the box.... create something a bit different!!!

Bryan

Thank's everybody.

gman--yes it could be a shee !
DangerousBry--the first sketch is classical, some kind of a classical japanese styling, the second one (done by vev) is differrent, trying to find new ideas according to the tree.
I'm going to try the second one, searching in new directions that's the idea!

quatrefi wrote:Thank's everybody.

gman--yes it could be a shee !
DangerousBry--the first sketch is classical, some kind of a classical japanese styling, the second one (done by vev) is differrent, trying to find new ideas according to the tree.
I'm going to try the second one, searching in new directions that's the idea!

Good choice - it´s absolutely the best.

Regards
Morten

Wonderful tree, lot of potential. Im with bryan, I like the fist virtual.

Definitely a she =)

2nd image for sure. In my opinion it looks much more like Contemporary Japanese though, the first looks like images of Shimpaku Bonsai from the 50s.

Hello, here it is with its new shapping ! [img][/img]

Hello Quatrefi.
A good start,
you opened the trees potential.
regards, Sunip

Thanks Sunip, here's what it could look like in a bonsaï pot.

Nice job 4fi

Don't you think a round pot is better for this tree?

Guillaume

actubonsai wrote:Nice job 4fi

Don't you think a round pot is better for this tree?

Guillaume

Hello
Lotus pot?
Sunip

Lotus pot or antique mirror shape, all the way!
Very nice tree!
Ryan
http://japanesebonsaipots.net/

Hello it's been repoted this year, here it is in his new pot.

Absolutely beautiful? The soil level is hiding that beautiful curve at the base though. Did you raise the soil level for a reason?

Rob

Thanks Rob.
For the soil it's just for the repotting, i always put more soil to avoid dryness, it will settle or i will take it away for an exhibition.
JF

Very cool tree! Looks great in that pot.