Nishiki-matsu

Hello All,

This pine was imported from Japan 3 years ago. Here's how it looked like when I got it, in the summer of 2010:



Detail:



Dan Barton has agreed to make a pot for this tree. It was repoted in 2010:



In spring 2011 it was growing nicely in the new pot:



In July the tree went through meikiri and in the Fall I decided to wire it. Here's how it looks like now:



Alternative front:



Detail:



The tree stands approximately 26cm (about 10.5 inches) tall above the pot.

C&C are most welcome. Thanks for reading.

Cheers,
Pedro

Nice little tree. I love cork bark pines. I can't tell from the picture...do the lowest branch and the one right above it overlap or are they reaching out at different angles?