AusBonsai

I promised a gentleman that I would post my Scots pine. Its in a hand made pot I made myself and has been in that pot for about 6 years now.
The issue I have is that once I start working on it proper (I have created some jin and removed some dead branches but not much else) I want to decide on a design and work towards that.
I think the tree has some real promise and I don't want to stuff it up.

So this is a sensational stock tree with enormous potential. It already looks pretty great and you haven't done anything to it!!
In terms of front, from the pics you posted, image 1 (112) looks to have the best options in my opinion.
It has the best looking base, the jins tie in with the movement up the trunk very nicely, the left branch is in perfect position to become the "main" branch in the composition while the lowest branch at the back can be used to create depth behind. It's a bit hard to see exactly what's going on up higher, but there looks to be PLENTY of options to reduce back to, and the general movement of that apex region appears to already be coming back towards the viewer. Lots of things to tick in the positive column for this angle! You might want to tip it slightly more forward, just to lessen the amount that the lower trunk leans away, but it might not need that (again, hard to say from a pic).
Very healthy looking tree, I think it might be time to take it up a notch Watto!?!
Look forward to seeing what you do, like I said ... lovely stock!!

This tree gets me excited every time I visit wattos garden.

Wow! What great stock to have in your care. I don’t imagine that it would take much effort to make it look very good. The bones are all there, great trunk line, ramified branches and interesting jin. Get on it! We expect to see it wired out and branches placed after the growing season…


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Really like the tree, and the pot! I've got a pot that's starting to crumble after only 3 years.

Agreed with R3, option 1 seems the best - Will probably require the least amount of foliage reduction to balance the design. Tilting it forward a couple of degrees will give it less of a "leaning back" feel.

In person it could be a totally different story though!

Incase anyone wanted a closer look at wattos choosen beverage. The new Samsung phones have a feature called AI object eraser. You could erase the pot and test fit new pots so much easier

Where is my tree Keels? I think someone has stolen it boo ho boo ho!
Did you notice the pine had (past tense - the tree is missing) its own accent plant. That is a rare gum - Eucalyptus birddropii.

Watto wrote: ↑February 7th, 2024, 4:45 pm . That is a rare gum - Eucalyptus birddropii.

Haha I didn't notice but I need to get myself one of those rare eucalypts