AusBonsai

hey people

after recently recieving my first olive i have decided it needs an "antonio" chop i have put an airlayer on as i dont have access to olives up here and would like a couple in my collection and the part i have put the layer on will make a nice tree if it takes, this wont affect the overall design of the tree though, i am putting it here as i would like some thoughts on where to go, i have a couple of ideas but want more just to see what you guys can come up with

so here it is which i think is the optimum veiwing angle.
and a couple of virts, one single trunk option and one twin trunk option, right now i am leaning to the twin trunk
in my virt the pads look quite heavy, which i dont mind but am thinking if i can go somewhere like leigh is going on his little olive that he done a demo on i would be happy to, his idea is to have a full canopy using very tight foliage pads, that would look wicked defoliated

so hit me with it people. hack the photo up and show me your ideas

cheers!

jamie


edit- i forgot to add i intend on carving some nice feature into the tuber at the base of the tree. one way or the other, if it suits and needs it

edit 2- i forgot to add this olive was kindly sent up via chris, and is a yamdori that he dug up and got to this stage before i received it cheers chris

jimmie my man!!! and my work is done. how am i gonna come up with better than those 2 ideas you da man!

anttal63 wrote:jimmie my man!!! and my work is done. how am i gonna come up with better than those 2 ideas you da man!

cheers pal!!! so tell me, which one do you like better? twin or single?

jamie

Nice Jamie
I like both options so see what you get when you chop

single gets my vote.

Both are great mate , but I don't mind a bit of twin trunk action....

anttal63 wrote:single gets my vote.

Mine too what a great base. Reminds me of mine.

Ash

cheers guys it seems it is two each right now

hey ash would you have pics of yours you could show me for a bit of insight?

cheers


jamie

Heres a couple to use as a roll models

cheers pup there wicked trees, you just keep coming out with stuff all the time never know what your gonna have next


jamie

Thats a great base mate . Whatever you choose I think will work ,but I am leaning toward the twin trunk

cheers mate i reckon the base is wicked too, definately needs a chop though to introduce the taper for sure
i like the twin trunk idea too, and if it isnt working i could always go down to the single


jamie

nice little stump there mate!! and i like where your going with it! i think i like the single trunk a lil better though

cheers jay i think if i go with the single trunk design i will probably go a little smaller in the height department, i think if it is a single trunk shorter will look better where as if it is twin a bit of height will help with the overall dynamics and structure.

just a thought.

jamie

jamie111 wrote:cheers guys it seems it is two each right now

hey ash would you have pics of yours you could show me for a bit of insight?

cheers


jamie

No worries Jamie.