AusBonsai

Amazing to see the differences of opinion.

The only thing I see wrong withthe first photo is that the owner isnt smiling....I would have a smile from ear to ear if this were my tree.

After the work that has been done to the base and trunk, I would want it to be growing as lush as possible so that I could take it to the next stage.

Antonio, can you make sure that this tree is posted in a years time, get the owner to smile as he will rightly do at that time after he has got the roots strong, and the top replicating the base.

Keep em coming Southern cousin

Regards
Steve

sreeve wrote:Amazing to see the differences of opinion.

The only thing I see wrong withthe first photo is that the owner isnt smiling....I would have a smile from ear to ear if this were my tree.

After the work that has been done to the base and trunk, I would want it to be growing as lush as possible so that I could take it to the next stage.

Antonio, can you make sure that this tree is posted in a years time, get the owner to smile as he will rightly do at that time after he has got the roots strong, and the top replicating the base.

Keep em coming Southern cousin

Regards
Steve

your a breath of fresh air mate!!! thanks

FlyBri wrote:If it isn't too late to buy into the thread, I'd like to side with Brettles and Paul in that the overall image (in leaf) doesn't work that well.

Gday folks!

Having seen the giant Prunus at the BNW Show yesterday, I humbly retract my original assessment of the tree. Antonio's photos do the tree no justice, and - as is so often the case on Forums such as this - it is necessary to see the thing in person to get a true sense of its presence.

If we look at this tree as 'traditional' Bonsai, there are probably a lot of broken rules, but now that I've poked my nose into that foliage, I tend to look at it as more of a landscape planting, not unlike the Vietnamese form (Hon Non Bo). The trunk is less like a tree than it is a weathered pinnacle of stone, and the branches could be considered to be individual trees clinging to its uppermost reaches (although it was nigh on impossible to distinguish the branches amongst the foliage). I would love to see the tree in Winter to confirm my new assessment of it.

So, while it is still not a masterpiece (yet), it is a very significant tree. There is still a lot of carving to be done (believe it or not ), and I still have issues with the pot, but I will be very interested to see how this tree progresses over the next few years.

Thanks for indulging me in my U-turn.

Fly.

Bloody traitor! Just because a bunch of burly Victorians have put the pressure on, you come whimpering here with your tail between your legs. I almost feel sorry for you

Bretts wrote:Bloody traitor! Just because a bunch of burly Victorians have put the pressure on, you come whimpering here with your tail between your legs. I almost feel sorry for you

LOL
Sock it to 'em

It OK fly, you gan change your mind any time after you see a tree in real life, they are always different then

SUCK IT UP FELLAS !!!

After seeing this tree in person, all that I can say WOW!!!

Magnificent tree

Nice tree Ant, and a nice bloke, ie.The one that doesnt smile. But he has so much knowledge and not much teeth maybe thats the case for not smiling too much? This is a little moment that ant has captured but we dont know where the road will end for this tree, and seeing some of baloc"s trees he will make it shine.no dought about it I think it looks magic as is in photo but most likely even better in real life.

roka wrote:Nice tree Ant, and a nice bloke, ie.The one that doesnt smile. But he has so much knowledge and not much teeth maybe thats the case for not smiling too much? This is a little moment that ant has captured but we dont know where the road will end for this tree, and seeing some of baloc"s trees he will make it shine.no dought about it I think it looks magic as is in photo but most likely even better in real life.

hey Rok more like our little friends pocket is shining!!! This tree was apparently sold for an obscene amount of money. No scientific analysis was needed.


Say hello to my little friend

Hey Ant,

It would of been nice to get a photo without leaves so the rest of us could see why this tree is so amazing. I guess now it's been sold you won't get that opportunity.

Paul

Good on him he has some good trees... Hey Ant,Have you seen that mexican white/weeping pine.Not sure if he said white or the weeping but 8k is the going price and its just awwwsome. When you touch the needles its like hair.I recall him saying its not for sale but when i pushed for it he said the price and i went ok then. Maybe when im rich in my next next next life i will just pop in and grab it of him.But all things aside if i had that kind of money i wouldnt even batter an eye lid.

63pmp wrote:Hey Ant,

It would of been nice to get a photo without leaves so the rest of us could see why this tree is so amazing. I guess now it's been sold you won't get that opportunity.

Paul

Now thats funny!!!

roka wrote:Good on him he has some good trees... Hey Ant,Have you seen that mexican white/weeping pine.Not sure if he said white or the weeping but 8k is the going price and its just awwwsome. When you touch the needles its like hair.I recall him saying its not for sale but when i pushed for it he said the price and i went ok then. Maybe when im rich in my next next next life i will just pop in and grab it of him.But all things aside if i had that kind of money i wouldnt even batter an eye lid.

Read ya pm!!!

mexican weeping pine that would be pinus patula. They get fantastic bark when older. The foliage is never completely convincing though