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Japanese red pine work..
Posted: April 12th, 2020, 12:51 pm
by treeman
It's starting to develop rough bark in some of the branches. A very exciting time - for me....
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Re: Japanese red pine work..
Posted: April 12th, 2020, 1:45 pm
by kez
Beautiful tree Mike
Always great to see your trees, no matter what it’s always quality
Re: Japanese red pine work..
Posted: April 12th, 2020, 2:10 pm
by MJL
Rough. Rugged. Bold. Different. I’m sure why but quite often, in my eyes, hanging branches add so much to some designs - like this one. Especially when the said branch has so much movement and interest. Mike - is the bark stripped at the top of the hanging branch to create a rough look when the bark grows back over? Or is there another reason?
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Re: Japanese red pine work..
Posted: April 12th, 2020, 2:19 pm
by treeman
MJL wrote: ↑April 12th, 2020, 2:10 pm
Rough. Rugged. Bold. Different. I’m sure why but quite often, in my eyes, hanging branches add so much to some designs - like this one. Especially when the said branch has so much movement and interest. Mike - is the bark stripped at the top of the hanging branch to create a rough look when the bark grows back over? Or is there another reason?
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Yes that's the reason Mark - a little shari to age it as fast as possible. Although I wouldn't want the new bark to grow over it - I think.....
Re: Japanese red pine work..
Posted: April 12th, 2020, 2:22 pm
by treeman
treeman wrote: ↑April 12th, 2020, 2:19 pm
MJL wrote: ↑April 12th, 2020, 2:10 pm
Rough. Rugged. Bold. Different. I’m sure why but quite often, in my eyes, hanging branches add so much to some designs - like this one. Especially when the said branch has so much movement and interest. Mike - is the bark stripped at the top of the hanging branch to create a rough look when the bark grows back over? Or is there another reason?
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Yes that's the reason Mark - a little shari to age it as fast as possible. Although I wouldn't want the new bark to grow over it - I think.....I'ts equally possible that the hanging branch will be converted to dead wood one day. Bonsai is like a box of chocolates...
Re: Japanese red pine work..
Posted: April 12th, 2020, 8:07 pm
by Jake fowler
Looking really good Mike!
Re: Japanese red pine work..
Posted: April 13th, 2020, 8:14 am
by Psymo
Re: Japanese red pine work..
Posted: April 13th, 2020, 5:21 pm
by PAC
Mike
I must thank you for posting these pics.
I have been working on my pines and over 4 days completed 10 of 16. I sat down last night with a bourbon went to ausbonsai and saw this post. Straight away I knew I had been kidding myself, just trying to get my trees done asap.
I went back out today and spent all day doing it properly, completing just 6 trees.
Thanks mate, inspiring.
Paul C
