Shogun610
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Literati pitch pine styled today, not the idea pot needs to be a bit smaller but it’s good for now. Top portion of the tree now needs to develop. But I’m happy with where I styled this to today
Literati pitch pine
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Shogun610
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tanlu
Shohin
Very nice work. Looks like it’s all barking up just fine. I’d love to see a few of those lower think branches become jin as they thicken. Although, I must say, I don’t remember pitch pines having much in the way of jin in their natural form. I’ve seen that more with eastern white pines.
What are pitch pines like when attempting radical bends? It’s well known that Japanese red pines can easily snap when bends aren’t gradual, while JWPs are in my experience pretty flexible.
What are pitch pines like when attempting radical bends? It’s well known that Japanese red pines can easily snap when bends aren’t gradual, while JWPs are in my experience pretty flexible.
Shogun610
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Going to repot this ina better pot this spring and also change the angle a bit
tanlu
Shohin
Nice work! Do you have photos from earlier in its development?
Shogun610
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Nah unfortunately not
Ruddigger
Omono
The angle change is much better.
tanlu
Shohin
Found this literati pitch pine thread from 2020 by accident. Is this by any chance the same tree?
Shogun610
Masterpiece
Nope. This tree was originally collected by someone
The Barber
Chumono
Looking good, looks like it pushed hard last year! Well done.
Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
Dropping branch; any chance you would drop straight down instead of current angle and add bend to upper straight section of it?
Shogun610
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Yeah I gotta rewire upper part we’ll see
Shogun610
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Repotted into a Jan Culek stone
The pot it was in was suffocating it and it had a lot of circling roots not a lot of good mycorrhizae either but it was ok
I mostly touched roots w nursery soil and left the native root and core in tact
Got a bit creative using so screen to hold in some bigger roots that were still not quite below the line of the stone.
I will wire in the fall … gonna be a good push this year too
Shogun610
Masterpiece
Doing well .. beauty shots coming ina few weeks
Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
Personal opinion. Way too much foliage for Literati or skinny trunk. Two dropping branches?? Rt one is better so remove left one. Thin and compact upper foliage branch mass to match trunk size. You should be much happier with end result. Making Literati can mean brutal pruning some times.
The Warm Canuck
Chumono
I love this tree!
Does anyone have any good resources for developing a good Literati from small stock?
Does anyone have any good resources for developing a good Literati from small stock?
Shogun610
Masterpiece
Yes the treee was repotted I need it to regain strength and vigor before I get rid of more foliage and wire . Literati needs to grow too , a trees image and design so never static , there is ebb and flow of foliage to allow for recovery and strength before more workPersonal opinion. Way too much foliage for Literati or skinny trunk. Two dropping branches?? Rt one is better so remove left one. Thin and compact upper foliage branch mass to match trunk size. You should be much happier with end result. Making Literati can mean brutal pruning some times.
Colorado
Masterpiece
Looking good, will look awesome once you wire it again!
What is that chunky pine to the right of the literati on your bench? That one looks like a sweet tree too lol
What is that chunky pine to the right of the literati on your bench? That one looks like a sweet tree too lol
Shogun610
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Thanks might not be till next year I need to make sure this tree is ready for what I’m gonna do ..
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Imperial Masterpiece
That's kind of a yes and no with literati as fewer roots can only support so much foliage and vica versa. Too few roots for your foliage and some or all will be weakened or die off. This is the trade off with tiny pots and few roots.
