A plums story

[GavinG]

THIS THING SWINGS!!!

I love the movement in it, but for me the trunk suddenly disappears at the Big Chop - I know it delays everything, but would you consider a few years in a grow-bed or grow-box, to get the trunk tapering a bit more even? It might end up a taller tree, but it would be better balanced. Just my opinion.

I hope your health treats you well - I remember your husky-racing photos, and hope that you're back to it soon.

Best of luck,

Gavin

[paddles]

Paddles you have gone above and beyond :hooray:so thanks for the pics!!
Sorry to trouble you as I thought you had one of this view amongst all the other pics.
Cheers, Dario.
PS are they screws or branch stubs that the wire is attached to in two separate places on the back?...it gets a little too blury to tell when I zoom in on the pic.

They are screws, there is a screw at the base of every branch to ancor the wire to. ( a nifty trick!) that back branch that is so wrapped in heavy wire, I swore couldn't be bent into shape... I was of course proven wrong...

I thought I had a pic of the back too... and I sort of did, but it didn't really show the back so to speak.... I wanted to get a better photo of that finished branch I wired anyway...

And no, this tree won't go into a grow box, in due time, you won't see the top of the trunk.... there hopefully will be a foliage pad there...

[Dario]

Yes it is a nifty trick, thanks paddles! Beats wrapping the wire around the thick trunk.
Cheers, Dario.

[paddles]

ok, I've confered with my aunt... and discussions continue, but it is believed that I dug this tree august 2010.

[miyagiman]

Hi Paddles, has this tree reshot yet. Let's see a photo when it does. cheers, miyagiman.

[paddles]

These are photos of my tree, as you can see, pushing leaves, looking georgeous!

[paddles]

time has passed... Yes, I know I need to rewire... it has just been repotted into this pot, so I'm going to wait a mth or 2 to let it rest...

[Boics]

Looking great and cool progression.
Keep it up!

[boom64]

Hi Paddles , Lovely tree and a fantastic progression. Clear and informative. Thanks John.

[jezz_39]

Very nice, I particularly enjoy the curve in the trunk and the taper will come into play a little further down the track. Nice ramification and wiring so far

[Freckl]

Congratulations on a beautiful tree. I love it.

[bodhidharma]

Thats coming along beautifully Paddles. I think you are starting to get the hang of this.

[paddles]

Thats coming along beautifully Paddles. I think you are starting to get the hang of this.

maybe..... I wanted to repot your plum too, but David said to leave it another year... was it last year that I last repotted it??? sheesh, I can't remember...

[Elmar]

time has passed... Yes, I know I need to rewire... it has just been repotted into this pot, so I'm going to wait a mth or 2 to let it rest...

I'm blown away that you guys pull (read rip-out by 4WD) a perfectly ordinary Plum tree from the ground and make it live, let alone become a Bonsai… What an awesome project!

So..., keen to see updates, lol time's up!

[paddles]

Well time has passed and I know some who will be disappointed with me/in me, but "the big plum" as it was known, has left my keeping, never to darken my doorstep again. I had a love/hate relationship with this tree, and all I can say is... thank heavens it left my care before I had to rewire the blasted thing again!! I have swapped it for an equally awesome (indeed the swap was in my favour) smaller plum. I wish the new owner (who may pipe up if he wishes) the best of luck, I do retain visiting rights.