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Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 3rd, 2011, 10:18 am
by Grant Bowie
chiah wrote:I'd bend it before doing anything. Nice tree. Well done, can be a hard species.
Has it flowered?
No it hasn't flowered yet as it is always growing and being trimmed.
grant
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 3rd, 2011, 5:25 pm
by anttal63
I would get rid of straight bits if cant be bent, crank the whole composition to the left and distribute the weight left also.
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 3rd, 2011, 8:12 pm
by toohey
I feel the toop is Ok and the left branch just needs greater development and better "padding". I really love this tree!
Good Luck,
Michael
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 4th, 2011, 6:09 pm
by Tony Bebb
Oops.
I meant to say changing it to direction left by tilting it to the left
Tony
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 4th, 2011, 8:58 pm
by anttal63
Tony Bebb wrote:Oops.
I meant to say changing it to direction left by tilting it to the left
Tony
Originally i quoted you this morn thinking thats what you meant
, then read more carefully and deleted the quote.
I sure am glad you're back on !
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 5th, 2011, 9:26 am
by Grant Bowie
Thats better,
Tilting to the left makes sense.
I tested the branch yesterday and it(like all Leptospermum) is very stiff.
I will try to bend it first. I have never bent a Lepto before so I will let you know.
grant
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 5th, 2011, 3:38 pm
by Tony Bebb
Tony Bebb wrote:Hi Grant
The second trunk is strong on the left side of a right direction. Have you had a look at tilting the tree to the left to bring the apex of the tree over the base and changing it to direction right. Would need a bit of branch refining to make it work, and it is a bit hard to tell from a photo wether it would work.
Tony
I did originally say tilt to the left, just buggered up by saying changing to direction right.
Tony
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 5th, 2011, 6:32 pm
by Grant Bowie
Tony Bebb wrote:Tony Bebb wrote:Hi Grant
The second trunk is strong on the left side of a right direction. Have you had a look at tilting the tree to the left to bring the apex of the tree over the base and changing it to direction right. Would need a bit of branch refining to make it work, and it is a bit hard to tell from a photo wether it would work.
Tony
I did originally say tilt to the left, just buggered up by saying changing to direction right.
Tony
Hi Tony,
my speed reading let me down; not your communication.
What you said the first time makes sense.
Grant
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 1:26 pm
by Steven
Hi Grant,
I really like this tree however like you and others I feel it needs a bit of tweaking.
I have taken the liberty of having a go at my first ever virtual. Hope you don't mind!
Grants Leptospermum laevigatum.jpg
I've tilted it slightly to the left, rounded the canopy, added a bit of definition to the pads and put a little movement into the left hand branch/trunk.
Grants Leptospermum laevigatum 2.jpg
I've removed the top section of the LH trunk in this one.
I love the look of it in Roger's pot too!
Regards,
Steven
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 1:34 pm
by anttal63
Significant improvement well done Steven. However i think Roger's pot is too heavy and clunky a shape for this tree.
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 2:15 pm
by NBPCA
anttal63 wrote:Significant improvement well done Steven. However i think Roger's pot is too heavy and clunky a shape for this tree.
I will be moving it to a larger, shallower Pat pot next October or so.
I do however like the current pot but it will soon after the repot be planted with my small PJ Fig.
Grant
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 2:18 pm
by NBPCA
Steven wrote:Hi Grant,
I really like this tree however like you and others I feel it needs a bit of tweaking.
I have taken the liberty of having a go at my first ever virtual. Hope you don't mind!
Grants Leptospermum laevigatum.jpg
I've tilted it slightly to the left, rounded the canopy, added a bit of definition to the pads and put a little movement into the left hand branch/trunk.
Grants Leptospermum laevigatum 2.jpg
I've removed the top section of the LH trunk in this one.
I love the look of it in Roger's pot too!
Regards,
Steven
Nice Job Steven,
The lower rounded canopy looks better; as I thought it would, but the minor trunk removed leaves too big a hole. I will have to work with what I have got.
Haven't had a chance to do anything with it yet and I am packing for Bonsai by the Harbour tonight.
Grant
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 4:50 pm
by Jow
I got bored at work and came up with the following.
Grants-Leptospermum-laevigatum-2.jpg
The tree currently moves to the right but all the trunk and heavy 1st branch/ 2nd trunk are begging to flow the other way. So lengthen the growth on the left and shorten that on the right... combined with a slight change in angle.
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 5:03 pm
by Webos
Love the tree. I see its future something like this
Re: Next step for this Tea Tree
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 5:21 pm
by Grant Bowie
Webos wrote:Love the tree. I see its future something like this
That one is very nice. It looks like a eucalypt in the bush.
grant