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Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 20th, 2013, 3:45 pm
by Scott Martin
Well it's coming to my favourite time of year for the black pines. I thought I'd upload one that's just had it's first styling with a quick before and after shot.
Before
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This one's not been in the collect for a long time, maybe 6 months or so.
Here it is after a few hours work.
After
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It's got plenty of work left to go but as far as an initial styling goes, I'm happy.
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 20th, 2013, 3:52 pm
by ozzy
Nice work
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 20th, 2013, 3:56 pm
by rudiprinsloo
Wow, I look forward to the day that I will be able to do that. Inspirational.
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Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 20th, 2013, 4:50 pm
by jacob553
extremely impressive
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 20th, 2013, 4:53 pm
by craigw60
Lovely pine Scott and so healthy and vigorous looking. You have done a great job styling it but I wonder about the necessity of the first branch on the left, it seems to me the weight of the foliage should lean with the trunk on the right side of the tree,
thats Hiro's influence on my aesthetic
Look forward to watching this tree progress.
Craig
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 20th, 2013, 5:12 pm
by Andrew Legg
Good job!
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 20th, 2013, 7:10 pm
by Scott Martin
Thanks guys! Really appreciate the feedback.
Craig, I agree with your point. I'm just keeping my options open at the moment as I'm not entirely happy with the bottom right branch. Time will tell.
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 20th, 2013, 8:05 pm
by bodhidharma
Great branch manipulation as they could look handlebar'ey in a different set of hands. What is the plan for the head? Lovely work.
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 20th, 2013, 8:18 pm
by hugh grant
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhh yeah! now thats one sweet looking pine.
great styling skills there
Hugh
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 20th, 2013, 11:06 pm
by Shinkitai
awesome change for one sitting.
I look forward to seeing this develop.
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 21st, 2013, 6:49 am
by Scott Martin
Thanks again for the comments.
Bodhi, my plan is for a full, rounded crown. Just needs 4-5 years of development to get there.
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 21st, 2013, 7:00 am
by craigw60
Hi Scott, keeping your options open is always a good plan and excess branches will only enhance the trees trunk girth, with a relatively young tree such as yours branch development is basically in your hands so further branch refinement is only a question of time, manipulation and growing.
Craigw
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 21st, 2013, 7:24 am
by alpineart
Hi Scott , very nicely done , if this doesn't serve as inspiration for young guns then nothing will
. It has inspired and motivated me to get out there and clean up some of my neglected stock which at this stage is 90% of it .
Cheers Alpine
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 23rd, 2013, 6:42 pm
by Tony Bebb
Nice tree with a very bright future.
Great work on the initial styling Scott, and well done with leaving some excess on for future development and change
Tony
Re: Japanese Black Pine - initial styling
Posted: March 10th, 2014, 7:40 pm
by EdwardH
Hi Scott, how has your pine developed over the past year?