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Punica granatum that won two awards at the exhibition

Another award winner

Saw Harry Harrington post both these trees today on his social media, just fantastic trees. Both absolutely exceptional

Harry seems to be the only person showing pics, that I've seen. Yes, these two are both very interesting trees.

Funny - initially, I thought the double award winner (pomegranate) was displayed in an odd way and then I realised that the two interesting plaques are probably the awards!
I also thought is was another large based tree but not so simple .... it’s hard to see at that resolution but it looks like a wonderful, interesting twisted trunk.

The cascade is wonderful but I find the stand takes away from the trunk - it competes with it rather than compliments it.

Anyway - I am probably just in a picky mood! They are clearly wonderful trees.


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Harry has posted some more detailed shots of the Pomegranate trunk here https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv_AELaj1iX/

click on the arrows to see more...

Thanks for the photos Mel.
I have made an assumption (dangerous I know) that the cascade is a blackthorn.

Two videos of the Exposition on YouTube. Here is the link to Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yz72uHSfAg

Lisa

Hi Lisa, thanks for the link. I'd tried to watch the videos but they're pretty hard for me to focus on. Especially the bits out of focus....lol.

I suffer from some sort of eye/brain co-ordination problem that just wants the damned thing to hold still so I can see the tree!

Watto, you are correct, it's a blackthorn.

To be honest, my first impression of that Pomegranate was that it looks like a highly ramified shrub in a bonsai pot. :duckingforcover:

To be honest, my first impression of that Pomegranate was that it looks like a highly ramified shrub in a bonsai pot

That's why I asked, because I was thinking the same....it sure doesn't appear to be a tree...

When looking at the close up shots though, it would be tough to cut any of those low branches off without ruining the trunk...

It's a conundrum...

LLK wrote:Two videos of the Exposition on YouTube. Here is the link to Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yz72uHSfAg

Lisa

Thank you Lisa. I like the raft tree at .26 what about the tree in the yellow pot at 3.12 (yum) and the display at 3.57 (wow) then nearly every tree after 4.23. I fairdinkum love em all after that time except perhaps stumpy trunk at 6.07.

Thanks Lisa - wonderful


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Thanks Lisa, your a champion.

melbrackstone wrote:

To be honest, my first impression of that Pomegranate was that it looks like a highly ramified shrub in a bonsai pot

That's why I asked, because I was thinking the same....it sure doesn't appear to be a tree...

When looking at the close up shots though, it would be tough to cut any of those low branches off without ruining the trunk...

It's a conundrum...

Yep, I feel it needs some negative space. Although I absolutely admire the skill taken to get it to this stage.