A literati style Scots in my future?

[Wilson]

Nice work Mike! I agree that a lot of trees up north are battered literati, slanted, windswept, all the mangled shapes. I love the scots pine, i am still waiting to have the time to head north where the nice jack pine are.

 

[Dav4]

Not bad Mike! Bringing those branches down was exactly what I was going to suggest. This would look nice planted on a slab or stone... very Penjing. Fwiw, if you're planning bends for the trunks, sooner is better then later. Good luck.

 

[M. Frary]

Fwiw, if you're planning bends for the trunks, sooner is better then later.

Ordering the fat stuff next week. I want to get it on before winter.
My thoughts on a pot were just a plain shallow oval.
I never even gave a slab a thought. But now I'm not certain.

 

[M. Frary]

Not bad Mike! Bringing those branches down was exactly what I was going to suggest.

And thank you. I wasn't certain until I bent the first down. Then they all had to come down.

 

[M. Frary]

Nice work Mike! I agree that a lot of trees up north are battered literati, slanted, windswept, all the mangled shapes. I love the scots pine, i am still waiting to have the time to head north where the nice jack pine are.

You live in Canada. How much further north do you need to go?

 

[Wilson]

You live in Canada. How much further north do you need to go?

Haha! I hear ya, but the forêts zones where i live don't offer jack pine. Too much interférence from man. If i go 6 hours north, i can find White cedars and jack pine. Like most placés in Canada, southern land is all privately owned.

 

[M. Frary]

Haha! I hear ya, but the forêts zones where i live don't offer jack pine. Too much interférence from man. If i go 6 hours north, i can find White cedars and jack pine. Like most placés in Canada, southern land is all privately owned.

Maybe keep your eyes open for tamarack up there too.

 

[jriddell88]

Looks good mike I really like this tree ! Are you going to bring the trunks a bit closer , "sync" them up a bit more , put more movement in them? I too am a fan of bunjin/ literati type designs , my buddies have been giving me shit about all the feminine trees and round pots! Their gracefulness and soft flow are very calming and a joy to look at I just picked this one up from Alvaro , pinus strobiformis



Look forward to the finished product , and a new pot !!!!!

 

[M. Frary]

Are you going to bring the trunks a bit closer , "sync" them up a bit more , put more movement in them?

Kind of something like this.

 

[Vance Wood]

So.
After a little wire.
I'm ordering some fat wire soon for the trunks.
I love this tree.
Another thing happened to me this year along with the pine addiction.
I like literati style trees.
There are lots of examples around here. Jack pines and Scots pines tend to look like this. Neither grows straight trunks and they both tend to lose lower branches as they grow taller. I used to not like the literati style at all because I see so many examples. But tastes change over time I guess.
So a before.View attachment 160970
And after.View attachment 160971

Thank You! You have done a wonderful job with this tree, I really like it a lot. Don't over style the tree. The magic of Literati is in it's subtlety and quite grace, that point you almost have; so be careful that you do not make it an in your face tree. You can always do stuff later but sometimes stuff is difficult to undo once done.

 

[M. Frary]

Thank You! You have done a wonderful job with this tree, I really like it a lot. Don't over style the tree. The magic of Literati is in it's subtlety and quite grace, that point you almost have; so be careful that you do not make it an in your face tree. You can always do stuff later but sometimes stuff is difficult to undo once done.

I didn't cut a thing off. It was ready.
I was hoping you would like it.
So thank you Vance.

 

[M. Frary]

Any ideas for pots?
I'm thinking round,straight sided and plain.
Maybe an oval?

 

[Vance Wood]

Literati should always go into a plain round or oval pot---- or a slab.

 

[M. Frary]

Literati should always go into a plain round or oval pot---- or a slab.

Kind of like this?
Maybe a little larger?
I think this is 8 inches across.

 

[Vance Wood]

Looks good mike I really like this tree ! Are you going to bring the trunks a bit closer , "sync" them up a bit more , put more movement in them? I too am a fan of bunjin/ literati type designs , my buddies have been giving me shit about all the feminine trees and round pots! Their gracefulness and soft flow are very calming and a joy to look at I just picked this one up from Alvaro , pinus strobiformis

View attachment 161148

Look forward to the finished product , and a new pot !!!!!

my buddies have been giving me shit about all the feminine trees and round pots! tell them to put up or shut up. Make a bonsai that they like.

 

[Vance Wood]

Kind of like this?
Maybe a little larger?
I think this is 8 inches across.View attachment 161644

Personally this pot would work for a while but I would rather have a pot that has more of sloaping sides making the pot look something like an inverted cone, or the business end of a trumpet. The thing I don't like about this pot is that it is too heavy and forceful for this tree. This is of course only a personal preference, the proportions are OK and will fit the tree.

 

[M. Frary]

Looks good mike I really like this tree ! Are you going to bring the trunks a bit closer , "sync" them up a bit more , put more movement in them? I too am a fan of bunjin/ literati type designs , my buddies have been giving me shit about all the feminine trees and round pots! Their gracefulness and soft flow are very calming and a joy to look at I just picked this one up from Alvaro , pinus strobiformis

View attachment 161148

Look forward to the finished product , and a new pot !!!!!

I don't hear that from my friends. They think bonsai is something a kamikaze screams before he flies into a battleship.
Most of my trees adhere to the height to diameter formula of 6 inches of height to 1 inch of trunk.

 

[Vance Wood]

So.
After a little wire.
I'm ordering some fat wire soon for the trunks.
I love this tree.
Another thing happened to me this year along with the pine addiction.
I like literati style trees.
There are lots of examples around here. Jack pines and Scots pines tend to look like this. Neither grows straight trunks and they both tend to lose lower branches as they grow taller. I used to not like the literati style at all because I see so many examples. But tastes change over time I guess.
So a before.View attachment 160970
And after.View attachment 160971

Again, a very nice job of wiring on this one.

 

[M. Frary]

Personally this pot would work for a while but I would rather have a pot that has more of sloaping sides making the pot look something like an inverted cone, or the business end of a trumpet. The thing I don't like about this pot is that it is too heavy and forceful for this tree. This is of course only a personal preference, the proportions are OK and will fit the tree.

I think I need to look around.

 

[GGB]

There are lots of examples around here. Jack pines and Scots pines tend to look like this. Neither grows straight trunks and they both tend to lose lower branches as they grow taller.

That's what drew me to this style too. They look like trees I actually see, even in the city.