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Next project. 1974 Japanese Black Pine
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Re: Next project. 1974 Japanese Black Pine
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Re: Next project. 1974 Japanese Black Pine
After a bit more bending and fully wired.
Need now to complete bending and place branching.
Having a break first though.
Grant
Having a break first though.
Grant
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Re: Next project. 1974 Japanese Black Pine
Here is a sketch of my intended design.
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Re: Next project. 1974 Japanese Black Pine
It will certainly be different to how it was a few weeks ago and it will be a lot lighter as well.craigw60 wrote:I like it a lot Grant
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Absolutely! And hopefully more dramatic.craigw60 wrote:yeah lighter, less wiring and much less foliage work
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Re: Next project. 1974 Japanese Black Pine
Hi Scott,Scott Roxburgh wrote:Any update on this one?
It survived all the bending no problem and put on adequate although not rampant spring growth.
I haven't done anything else yet such as carving, more bending or reduction of even more branches. That will take place from about late spring this year and into 2012.
It has been in the current pot for quite a few years without a repot so I may do that in early autumn.
Grant
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Re: Next project. 1974 Japanese Black Pine
You did the right thing< Grant.Grant Bowie wrote:Apex removed. Major portion of cascade removed. All cascade removed.
Beginning bonsai I was too afraid to touch a tree and with a lot of my trees under construction I decided to live with the flaws. Today the nervousness is gone and I cut or grow away the flaws while the tree is still under construction.
With almost finished trees I live with the flaws because of sentimental
reasons.I like the virt showing the direction you want to take the tree in.
Looking forward to an update.
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