a tree to virt. common old privet collected last july, sulked naked until newyear. I was about to throw it out when i noticed a bud.
MattForgot to add its 22cm tall & in a cut down 20cm pot
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Sumo privet
By special request a tree to virt. common old privet collected last july, sulked naked until newyear. I was about to throw it out when i noticed a bud.
Matt
Forgot to add its 22cm tall & in a cut down 20cm pot
a tree to virt. common old privet collected last july, sulked naked until newyear. I was about to throw it out when i noticed a bud.
MattForgot to add its 22cm tall & in a cut down 20cm pot
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Re: Sumo privet
gday mate, nice fat privet there pal, i gotta get one of these to but i dont like the idea of working on one for years and then have it die all of a sudden that privet can do.
anyway here is a virt for you, had to extend the top for a new leader to get taper and room for pads
it might look a little thin, i think so anyways but it gives you the idea ! lots of deadwood to so get the dremel and arbotech out mate, and you will definately have to wire this one with out a doubt, you could go clip and grow but it think this would be good for you to change your ways as i dont think string will work for this one 
hope you like it, oh i used alternate number 1 i think it was. the middle pic anyways
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anyway here is a virt for you, had to extend the top for a new leader to get taper and room for pads
it might look a little thin, i think so anyways but it gives you the idea ! lots of deadwood to so get the dremel and arbotech out mate, and you will definately have to wire this one with out a doubt, you could go clip and grow but it think this would be good for you to change your ways as i dont think string will work for this one hope you like it, oh i used alternate number 1 i think it was. the middle pic anyways
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That was quick Love the virt, agree it needs more height. They are a ficle things but thats part of the fun, the challenge of keeping them alive. If it dies down the line i can always phoenix it, I will get over my dislike for them. What i have found over the years is those that died were always rootbound. They also hate any drying, weird given some of the places & ways i have seen them growing in the bush. Am hoping if i keep the roots free it wont roll over on me, only time will tell.
I liked the look of the tree bowing in the 1st pic, it doesnt show up real good in the pic. Also there is a branch behind the large stub that once carved becomes visible & could be used as the first branch to add even more emphasis to the taper. With the other 2 views it ends up at the back & not really usable. ALOT of carving to be done over time. I do think its possible to get it to the design you have done using clip & grow. As for string theory, i am experimenting on some junk to see what i can achieve, in the past have mainly used it for major branch positioning then clip & grow to take my trees the rest of the way. At the end of the day i think you are right, the wire will have to go on but we shall see.
Am taking it to a mates tomorow will see if he is up for some work
Matt
Love the virt, agree it needs more height. They are a ficle things but thats part of the fun, the challenge of keeping them alive. If it dies down the line i can always phoenix it, I will get over my dislike for them. What i have found over the years is those that died were always rootbound. They also hate any drying, weird given some of the places & ways i have seen them growing in the bush. Am hoping if i keep the roots free it wont roll over on me, only time will tell.I liked the look of the tree bowing in the 1st pic, it doesnt show up real good in the pic. Also there is a branch behind the large stub that once carved becomes visible & could be used as the first branch to add even more emphasis to the taper. With the other 2 views it ends up at the back & not really usable. ALOT of carving to be done over time. I do think its possible to get it to the design you have done using clip & grow. As for string theory, i am experimenting on some junk to see what i can achieve, in the past have mainly used it for major branch positioning then clip & grow to take my trees the rest of the way. At the end of the day i think you are right, the wire will have to go on but we shall see.
Am taking it to a mates tomorow will see if he is up for some work
Matt
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"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth
"Bonsai becomes great when growers start trees they know they will never see in a pot"
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." ~ Vernon Sanders Law
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I see the possibility of a landscape type where the trunk gives the impression of a rock with the branches being a forest of trees. Robert Stevens style. I am not sure that trunk will ever look like a trunk.
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That had been my original idea, a rocky mountain with a path of live vein zigzagging up the front face.Bretts wrote:I see the possibility of a landscape type where the trunk gives the impression of a rock with the branches being a forest of trees. Robert Stevens style. I am not sure that trunk will ever look like a trunk.
This tree was at our last club meet and it gave me a few other ideas. It is completely hollow & because of this only minimal wiring & movement can be done. Most of its training has been clip & grow. It is about 30cm high.
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"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth
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Finally got round to clearing off the bark & establishing life lines, bit of a hatchet job but alls good. I have a pretty good idea in my head of where this will end up just thought i would throw it open to more crit as it is exposed. 1st pic is my new prefered front.
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definately gonna be a different tree matt
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Jamie wrote:definately gonna be a different tree matt
most of them are bud...42 Mice ~Imperfection
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