Scots Pine purchased recently

Grant Bowie · Post by **Grant Bowie** » May 16th, 2009, 5:18 pm

Here is a Scots pine I purchased recently. It has lots of problems but has a good base, thickness and taper.

Current front with height comparison(can of Confidor).JPG

Front.JPG

45 degrees.JPG

90 degrees.JPG

135 degrees.JPG

180 degrees.JPG

225 degrees.JPG

270 degrees.JPG

315 degrees.JPG

Possibility of front and tilt.JPG

Closer.JPG

Base even closer.JPG

Asus101 · Post by **Asus101** » May 16th, 2009, 5:20 pm

I might wait until I head up next month, I think it would be easy to discuss the tree and potential mistake I would make if it belonged to me...

Grant Bowie · Post by **Grant Bowie** » April 21st, 2011, 5:32 pm

Hi all,

I have lived with this tree for a few years now and finally made up my mind as to what to do.

I have tidied up the suface roots and gotten it into good health.

New angle shows the lovely lower trunk nicely.

Scots pine before.JPG

New angle.JPG

Guess whats next.

Grant

Leigh Taafe · Post by **Leigh Taafe** » April 21st, 2011, 7:44 pm

Shorter?

Craig · Post by **Craig** » April 21st, 2011, 7:47 pm

Semi-cascade?

Scott Roxburgh · Post by **Scott Roxburgh** » April 21st, 2011, 8:16 pm

Leigh Taafe wrote:Shorter?

Craig wrote:Semi-cascade?

Gold!

Im going for this:

Grant's Scots Pine.jpg

The red star will end up at the blue star

Im all seriousness, I'm keen to see where you are going to take this tree, It certainly looks very healthy...half the battle.

Kyushu Danji · Post by **Kyushu Danji** » April 21st, 2011, 8:30 pm

Wow Scott, that is pretty extreme..I thought Grant meant he would just gradually reduce the size of the needles..

Andrew Legg · Post by **Andrew Legg** » April 21st, 2011, 9:58 pm

Thought I'd save you the trouble Scott. All done, now you can go have a frosty!

Grant's Scots Pine.jpg

Scott Roxburgh · Post by **Scott Roxburgh** » April 22nd, 2011, 7:41 am

Sweet!

Grant Bowie · Post by **Grant Bowie** » April 22nd, 2011, 8:56 am

Here is where I am going.

Big chop.JPG

I have constricted the stump with copper wire to stop it bleeding and started to wire the remaining branches.

grant

PDA · Post by **PDA** » April 22nd, 2011, 9:09 am

Hi Grant,

"Good cut" man! You see the tree really compact and in a dynamite pot?

Looking forward to seeing and the tree soon.

Regards,
Peter Adams

Post by **kcpoole** » April 22nd, 2011, 10:03 am

Nice Grant
I think the more we see this sort of drastic work the more we will improve our Skills, techniques and vision across the broad spectrum of Bonsai Practitioners in OZ

Ken

Grant Bowie · Post by **Grant Bowie** » April 22nd, 2011, 10:47 am

PDA wrote:Hi Grant,

"Good cut" man! You see the tree really compact and in a dynamite pot?

Looking forward to seeing and the tree soon.

Regards,
Peter Adams

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the comment. Looking forward to seeing you in Canberra soon; right in the middle of winter!

I will certainly do a workshop with you.

Grant

GavinG · Post by **GavinG** » April 22nd, 2011, 4:28 pm

Nice cut, certainly focusses attention on the shape in the low trunk. Will you be fattening the branch/trunk, or cutting shari into the trunk?

Gavin

Grant Bowie · Post by **Grant Bowie** » April 22nd, 2011, 5:44 pm

GavinG wrote:Nice cut, certainly focusses attention on the shape in the low trunk. Will you be fattening the branch/trunk, or cutting shari into the trunk?

Gavin

Hi Gavin

i intend to fatten up the new trunk extension but no jin or shari. The wood on this one is very soft; which makes it good for bending the new apex into shape but not for jin or shari.

I hope to get it done this Easter/Anzac day very long weekend but I am also building a shed for all my gear.

Grant

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