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Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 11:29 am
by John Henry
This old Radiata has had lots of work done over the past few years hope you find it of interest.
John m
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 11:38 am
by MoGanic
What a transformation!
Top notch job mate well done.
-Mo
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Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 11:39 am
by CK*
Hi John,
I love the look of this pine, well done!
Do you have any other photos of the work/styling that was carried out in between 2011- now? Would love to see more photos.
Regards,
Chris
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 12:25 pm
by John Henry
Sorry pic one is 2007 not 2011
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 12:41 pm
by Mount Nasura
Stunning. Fantastic job.
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 12:48 pm
by EdwardH
Great work. It is a big improvement from where you began.
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 3:37 pm
by Ash
Extraordinary John! It looks like a real fantasy tree now.
Did you bend the branches by wrapping in tape/raffia and adding heavy wire? I would be interested to see some of the process.
Ash
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 4:48 pm
by John Henry
Thanks Ash, I have used both raffia and rubber bike tubes for bending I preferred the rubber as it holds better and doesn't damage the bark when removed the rubber also starts to perish after a month or so leaving the wire to hold the bend in place.
Thanks John m
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 5:03 pm
by rudy
Hi,
Great result.
My Radiata looked very similar after it's first style in 2010 and responded very well and grew quite quickly. Rubber and rafia were also used on mine and lasted well.
Stay on top of it and the great result you have achieved will only get better and quite quickly.
Again well done.
Rudy
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 5:45 pm
by wattynine
Nicely done John, that is a great transformation
Watty
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 6:17 pm
by Sammy D
Love your work
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 8:04 pm
by bonsaisensation
Do the branch structures look odd to anyone or is it just me?
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 8:05 pm
by bonsaisensation
Sorry, I meant the first tree.
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 15th, 2015, 9:03 pm
by boom64
Beautiful work John ,something to aspire to. My wife even made comment "that is Bonsai". Cheers John.
Re: Radiata Pine Before & After
Posted: January 16th, 2015, 7:47 pm
by benny350
That is seriously awesome work, especially the first tree. Damn. Just Damn.