Collected Ponderosa Pine No. 2

[Shogun610]

Ponderosa Pine collected @ 6000 ft. B&B Andy Smith. Arrived today , planted into a flat with some wood blocks at an angle so soil is maintained closer to the root ball. Topped w Sphagnum. I already have something in mind for it’s future but for now focus on ensuring success with recovery, will know how it went once candles open and buds form in fall.

 

[Colorado]

I will take the bait….what do you have in mind for its future design?!

 

[Shogun610]

I will take the bait….what do you have in mind for its future design?!

Raffia that straight section and do a heavy bend to get a semi cascade look

 

[Colorado]

I was wondering if that section would be bendable - nice!

 

[Shogun610]

I was wondering if that section would be bendable - nice!

Yeah if not then Jin it , do some carving and take that left branch and bend it back and around it .. we’ll see in 4 years

 

[Shogun610]

I was wondering if that section would be bendable - nice!

Or like a twin trunk style like this ..

 

[Hartinez]

I’ve always worried about putting raffia on a very heavily textured pine and what that does to the character of it long term. I’ve used raffia on quite a few junipers, but the bark is pealed off eventually anyways. May be worth asking around about what a years worth of tightly wrapped raffia would do to a heavily textured trunk.

 

[Shogun610]

I’ve always worried about putting raffia on a very heavily textured pine and what that does to the character of it long term. I’ve used raffia on quite a few junipers, but the bark is pealed off eventually anyways. May be worth asking around about what a years worth of tightly wrapped raffia would do to a heavily textured trunk.

Oh gotcha yeah true I should have pointed out was just referring to the straight section if that’s the direction I go in.. got a long time to let it marinade

 

[Shogun610]

Good sign

 

[Shogun610]

About to push

 

[Shogun610]

More pix , it’s 68 and I’m in my flippy flops

 

[Shogun610]

 

[Shogun610]

Had a conglomeration of ants in the container near corner .. I submerged it last night in a kiddy pool to down them out. I didn’t see them going up the tree and I don’t see any aphids or scale insects. I wonder could it be root aphids?

 

[Shogun610]

Wiring today

 

[Shogun610]

Someone send me a backdrop lol

 

[Shogun610]

 

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[Shogun610]

Thoughts ??

 

[BrianBay9]

I would see if you could bend that second section of trunk, above the second branch from the bottom, and bring the top way down.

 

[Shogun610]

I would see if you could bend that second section of trunk, above the second branch from the bottom, and bring the top way down.

I’ll try it’s like straight and rigid I’d wonder if I’d have to rig the hell out of it then