Aleppo Pine: 6 months of training
Posted: October 15th, 2018, 3:56 pm
Hello Everybody
I bought this tree as pre-bonsai stock from The Bonsai Emporium in the Swan Valley (Perth). The owner of the nursery has a really nice example of one of these and I want to try and recreate my own version of it. I have attached a few photos to show you guys my inspiration.
So far what I have done:
Wired the lowest branches in a pretty heavy gauge (6mm I think) and moved them much lower
Wired the 2nd from bottom set of branches to move them into desired position (3mm)
The top 2 sets of branches I basically massaged into place.
At the moment all the wire is removed for the spring growth spurt. I had a bit of wire bite but nothing too bad. Everyday I bend/massage the branches/tiers to make them radial
I'm really happy so far with what has been accomplished and I think that it has happened really quick. The tree is about 10 years old from what I remember and I paid around $100 for it. I plant to keep it in the grow bag for another year or so and then find a nice pot to put it in
Any suggestions/Comments are appreciated
I bought this tree as pre-bonsai stock from The Bonsai Emporium in the Swan Valley (Perth). The owner of the nursery has a really nice example of one of these and I want to try and recreate my own version of it. I have attached a few photos to show you guys my inspiration.
So far what I have done:
Wired the lowest branches in a pretty heavy gauge (6mm I think) and moved them much lower
Wired the 2nd from bottom set of branches to move them into desired position (3mm)
The top 2 sets of branches I basically massaged into place.
At the moment all the wire is removed for the spring growth spurt. I had a bit of wire bite but nothing too bad. Everyday I bend/massage the branches/tiers to make them radial
I'm really happy so far with what has been accomplished and I think that it has happened really quick. The tree is about 10 years old from what I remember and I paid around $100 for it. I plant to keep it in the grow bag for another year or so and then find a nice pot to put it in
Any suggestions/Comments are appreciated