Work on a black pine

[Jow]

I have recently been doing a fair amount of work on a couple of customers bonsai and bonsai collections. One such bonsai was the black pine below that needed a bit of love. I cut a large amount off it to form a structure that the foliage could be built upon in the comming years. Now it just needs a re-pot and a couple of years of candle pruning to get it a bit more full.

Any ideas on pot shapes? I was thinking a deep oval.

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[kcpoole]

Nice work
Have no idea on pot shapes ( I am hopeless when it comes to picking them) so am very interested in the ideas that will come out as advice

Ken

[bonsaisensation]

hi Joe
i would have picked a smaller drum pot or Nan-Ban for my liking.

regards

[Ash]

I like the pot it is in - reasonable space for growth as the tree is refined. My final choice would be either round drum very similar to what it is in, but not too shallow, or a semi-formal square pot with concave sides and a band at the lip and base. This makes it look slightly shallower than it is but still gives you space for growth.

Very nice tree by the way and excellent styling.

cheers

Ashley

[Peterji]

I quite like the pot its in at present but I would adjust the planting angle a few degrees to the right when repotting.

[anthonyW]

Styling looks very good and the pot looks suited.
Anthony