Stately old pine

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » January 19th, 2012, 2:15 pm

I was lucky enough to sit in on a discussion about the past and future of this old radiata.
It is a likely display tree for the AABC convention in May and the owner is keen for it to be looking at its finest.
After a few slight tweaks I expect it will come up an absolute treat for those lucky enough to attend.

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Craig · Post by **Craig** » January 19th, 2012, 2:27 pm

That's a great looking tree Gerard, best of luck to the owner for the Convention,, cheers for posting mate

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » January 19th, 2012, 2:28 pm

One of the best ive seen! love it!

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » January 19th, 2012, 4:54 pm

Whoa

i also am in the" love it " category

Pup · Post by **Pup** » January 19th, 2012, 5:09 pm

It deserves a better pot!! also slightly larger.

Nice tree though.

Cheers Pup

Damian Bee · Post by **Damian Bee** » January 19th, 2012, 5:15 pm

Not that i am a expert on pots etc but since it has been mentioned you can see what pup is talking about. A tree that good does deserve it. Also in the love it category

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » January 19th, 2012, 6:22 pm

The pot was discussed at length,
A Japanese pot as good as or better than this one would be a huge challenge.
I like it very much (perhaps the photo does not do it justice)

Pup · Post by **Pup** » January 19th, 2012, 6:33 pm

Gerard wrote:The pot was discussed at length,
A Japanese pot as good as or better than this one would be a huge challenge.
I like it very much (perhaps the photo does not do it justice)

It does not have to be Japanese! there are some very good Chinese and Korean pots on the market. It does to need to be bigger on length, as it appears too short for the two
primary branches.

Cheers Pup

AndrewC · Post by **AndrewC** » January 19th, 2012, 11:08 pm

Photos like this are one reason that this forum is my favourite form of prograstination

Thanks for sharing it.

Andrew.

Scott Roxburgh · Post by **Scott Roxburgh** » January 20th, 2012, 9:11 am

Thanks for posting these pics Gerard, it is great to see some of the trees that are hiding in people's yards.

I'll definitely be having a close look at this one in May.

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » January 20th, 2012, 12:35 pm

Yes i have to agree with whats been said .It could grace my meager few Bonsai for sure .This country has some spectacular large Bonsai however rarely do we get to see them . Thanks for posting this Ripper Radiata .

Cheers Alpineart

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » May 11th, 2012, 2:26 pm

This one is on the list for next weeks convention

anttal63 · Post by **anttal63** » May 11th, 2012, 3:44 pm

I look forward to this one !!! Its makin me all warm and fuzzy...

Scott Roxburgh · Post by **Scott Roxburgh** » May 11th, 2012, 4:41 pm

Gerard wrote:This one is on the list for next weeks convention

FatMingsBonsai · Post by **FatMingsBonsai** » May 11th, 2012, 5:15 pm

Great tree

I agree with Pup. The pot needs to be at least 20% longer but with same depth IMO.

Thank you for sharing Gerard

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