JBP's 4 for $40

[alpineart]

After biting the bullet on the curl grub issue i removed the layer to re-pot ,

100_7126.jpg

blessed i did as it contained quite a few small larvae/grubs , the roots looked healthy enough to expect this to survive

100_7121.jpg

The larger long white roots are from the layers and the finer roots are from the smaller fused plants .With the layer safely potted up , i removed the inarch grafts that were attached from tree to tree to seperate the original trunks in the pots .

100_7131.jpg

The inarch graft have also fused remarkable well . Tomorrow i will severe the inarch grafts and set more layers at various points up each trunk and another series of inarch grafts as well .Cheers Alpineart

[Dwi]

It looks as if you've got this lot under control Alpineart. Good job done there.

[alpineart]

Hi Dwi , me under control more like outa control . Can only hope and try and try again if all else fails . Cheers Alpine

[alpineart]

This is hopefully the last time these will be inarch grafted .I have set another 30 + grafts on both upper and lower sections of these trunks .

100_7149.jpg

Then without hesitation i set some air layers to produce the roots required to severe the trunks in half for the purpose of having some rather aged trunks for further development .

100_7147.jpg

Yes they are very straight but i will place some movement in them after they are separated in about 18 months time . This will depend on were the branches are placed , only 2 casualties occured when i dis-lodged 2 grafts during the process .Because they were severed from the main branch i am quite sure they wont survive .

I have used the original layers as inarching material plus a few i purchased from Shibui Nursery Yackandanda .

100_7148.jpg

Only 12 of the original branches on all 4 trees were kept in their original placement and 6 of those are being used as sacrafice branches where the air layers are set . You could say i have actually built these trees from scratch simply by inarch grafting . These have gone from my Flower pot pines "AlPinus Constructus" " to the Awesome Foursome "AlPinus Constructus Completus" . Definately Made and Owned . Cheers Alpineart

[alpineart]

Well i bit the bullet and done the deed on the Layered trunks . With a failure on 1 trunk ,i decided to severe the layers and hope for the best . I will treat the 2 suspect layers as yamadori Nigra's and hope for some universal intervention .They have calloused so there's alway hope .These have been a real challenge as layering pines is and was new to me .From 4 x $10 rejects some 3 meters high i have produced a few worthy trunks to play with . Not all beer and skittles along the way but with 45 successful inarches and 12 layers under my belt i think the outcome is a huge success. These are the trainers for the future .

The parent trunks with the kids attached

100_8881.jpg

These will stay in place for the duration of this season . A family snap shot of the 4 trunks and the 11 layers including the originals inarched back onto the trunks

100_8880.jpg

.\ .Bending 40-50mm trunks wont be a walk in the park but no doubt i will manage a twist or two, maybe even another layer may come of the main trunks .

100_8882.jpg

The success of the challenge, these are some of the layers,the 2 suspect layers are in the front left , they have lagged behind the others as far as candles go . I have 5 other layers from the original process somewhere , however they are now mixed with a batch of current trainers i purchased from Shibui Nursery 2 years ago. Hope you enjoyed this journey , i'm happy with the destination .

Cheers and enjoy the day as if its your last .Alpineart

[Andrew F]

Damm you Alpine, i thought this was in the For sale section

Great work though.

[chiah]

Jacky sounds like a nice lady.. does she sell from a shop or...?

BTW love your work!

[alpineart]

Hi VelvetSicklid , not for sale at this point , maybe one day they will be .

Hi chiah , Jackie is one of a kind that's for sure . She has all the plants just inside the boundery and they sell from there . Over time i have purchase about 4 ute loads, of tree's from her . Due for another visit as soon as i recover .

Cheers Guys .Alpineart

[Andrew F]

B-U-M-P Update please.

[alpineart]

Hi Velvetsicklid , mate they are cruising along . Not much to show at this point , i have lost 2 of the original trunk bases but i have 16 plus layers taken off . I plan to set a raft layer on 1 of the 2 original trunks when i finish with the 6 Cedrus Deodara i'm currently working on . The original apex layered off has died back to 1 main trunk due to this accident so it will become a Litersti or Bunjin , still on crutches so its a bit hard to round them all up for a pics . As for those suspect layers well bugger me they made thus far so i would assume they can and do survive as over large calloused cuttings with no roots , however i wouldn't bet my lefty on it . I will get some pics up ASAP .

Cheers Alpine

[Andrew F]

Hi Velvetsicklid , mate they are cruising along . Not much to show at this point , i have lost 2 of the original trunk bases but i have 16 plus layers taken off . I plan to set a raft layer on 1 of the 2 original trunks when i finish with the 6 Cedrus Deodara i'm currently working on . The original apex layered off has died back to 1 main trunk due to this accident so it will become a Litersti or Bunjin , still on crutches so its a bit hard to round them all up for a pics . As for those suspect layers well bugger me they made thus far so i would assume they can and do survive as over large calloused cuttings with no roots , however i wouldn't bet my lefty on it . I will get some pics up ASAP .

Cheers Alpine

No rush mate, thats an update if ive ever seen one

Love how far you've stretched $40 mate, your wife would be singing your praises

[alpineart]

Well i hooked into this layered section this morning .

P1070735.JPG

P1070736.JPG

P1070737.JPG

Iwas planning to layer the lower branch off as a raft but changed my mind All the branches are inarch grafts

P1070738.JPG

P1070741.JPG

P1070743.JPG

P1070742.JPG

and are they shockers so i thought i would butcher the trunk to get some movement into it .The grafts can stay in place but i'm not worried about damaging the bark during the torture treatment . I removed the lower horizontal graft

P1070744.JPG

P1070746.JPG

P1070747.JPG

P1070748.JPG

and it will become a second trunk if it survives the mis-treatment. Again rough and ready no time to waste so i clamped the base together with some timber and anchored that to the pot after some 10mm x3mm alluminium flat strapped to the trunk

P1070749.JPG

P1070750.JPG

P1070751.JPG

. A few big heave hoes with a clamp and it done , toss on a couple of wires and its ready for a re-pot

P1070752.JPG

P1070753.JPG

.

Cheers Alpineart