Japanese red pine work..

treeman · Post by **treeman** » April 12th, 2020, 12:51 pm

It's starting to develop rough bark in some of the branches. A very exciting time - for me....

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kez · Post by **kez** » April 12th, 2020, 1:45 pm

Beautiful tree Mike

Always great to see your trees, no matter what it’s always quality

MJL · Post by **MJL** » April 12th, 2020, 2:10 pm

Rough. Rugged. Bold. Different. I’m sure why but quite often, in my eyes, hanging branches add so much to some designs - like this one. Especially when the said branch has so much movement and interest. Mike - is the bark stripped at the top of the hanging branch to create a rough look when the bark grows back over? Or is there another reason?

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treeman · Post by **treeman** » April 12th, 2020, 2:19 pm

MJL wrote: ↑April 12th, 2020, 2:10 pm Rough. Rugged. Bold. Different. I’m sure why but quite often, in my eyes, hanging branches add so much to some designs - like this one. Especially when the said branch has so much movement and interest. Mike - is the bark stripped at the top of the hanging branch to create a rough look when the bark grows back over? Or is there another reason?

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Yes that's the reason Mark - a little shari to age it as fast as possible. Although I wouldn't want the new bark to grow over it - I think.....

treeman · Post by **treeman** » April 12th, 2020, 2:22 pm

treeman wrote: ↑April 12th, 2020, 2:19 pm
MJL wrote: ↑April 12th, 2020, 2:10 pm Rough. Rugged. Bold. Different. I’m sure why but quite often, in my eyes, hanging branches add so much to some designs - like this one. Especially when the said branch has so much movement and interest. Mike - is the bark stripped at the top of the hanging branch to create a rough look when the bark grows back over? Or is there another reason?

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Yes that's the reason Mark - a little shari to age it as fast as possible. Although I wouldn't want the new bark to grow over it - I think.....I'ts equally possible that the hanging branch will be converted to dead wood one day. Bonsai is like a box of chocolates...

Jake fowler · Post by **Jake fowler** » April 12th, 2020, 8:07 pm

Looking really good Mike!

Psymo · Post by **Psymo** » April 13th, 2020, 8:14 am

PAC · Post by **PAC** » April 13th, 2020, 5:21 pm

Mike

I must thank you for posting these pics.

I have been working on my pines and over 4 days completed 10 of 16. I sat down last night with a bourbon went to ausbonsai and saw this post. Straight away I knew I had been kidding myself, just trying to get my trees done asap.

I went back out today and spent all day doing it properly, completing just 6 trees.

Thanks mate, inspiring.

Paul C

AusBonsai

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