AusBonsai

As some might can tell, I love working with raw material as it is just good ol'fun

I did acquire this a short while back for it's rather handsome base which also has good root spread.

It seems like a vigorous cultivar as I can make out the graft which I am confident will blend in just few years.

Any idea what the root stock and scion would be? Scots on a black pine base perhaps ?

It is one sided so I have attempted a thread graft as well as an approach graft.

For now I will just let it grow other than some minor prunes.

Question I have is whether I should remove the cones that seem to be poppin all over

View 1 - you can see thread graft at top and approach graft in middle


View 2 - A very much one sided pine (right) other than approach graft to attain left branch


Alt' view


A better view of approach graft - hope it will take


Base view - you can make out the graft


I would be very happy to see other people's Sylvestrises design and style if you would like to share

Specimen,

It seems no one on the site has Scots pine. As far as your question go ,I have never removed any of the cones on my tree as there has never been many.

Its the first Scots I have seen with a graft. It looks like it will make a powerful tree in the future. I posted mine earlier this year.

Here it is today.Sill working on it.

Regards,

Peter

Wow Peter that is an absolutely pro Scots u have there!

How long have you been styling it and is there much u have learned or can say about this tree?

My knowledge n experience with Scots is not even half a season yet so would be interesting to know.

Great tree again.

Specimen,

I have been working on this tree since 2004. I have revisited it every 2 years with changes to the design. I have found that the branches thicken up fast so any wiring and branch placement done at your stage would save energy in the long run. A lot of my wiring was done using raffia rap and heavy wire to achieve my branch placement and this was done 3 times over the 7 years of development and I am still not happy with it.

Due to the many buds it produces it has to be thinned out this time of year. In its early days I didn't do this and I would say was a contributing factor to the speed at which the branches have thickened.

As far as fertilization I use either Osmicote and or dynamic lifter. I am a lazy when it comes to fertilizing.

Regards,

Peter

That is a good number of years styling your Scots.. great and thanks for the info.

It is positive for me at this stage if they grow and develop fast though not sure if that is good later