JesseKane
Sapling
Thread to document this Ponderosa I acquired in August of 2024. It was collected in the Rockies in 1989 by Bert Rhodes. This is the tree on the day I picked it up:
After some minor wiring to start getting it back into shape:
This spring I plan on repotting and changing the angle. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but the tree is currently leaning heavily away from the viewer. This is hiding quite a bit of beautiful movement in the trunk and results in a very angular and straight trunk line. Here's a pic I snapped a few days ago when starting to plan the repot:
It's a little hard to see between all the needles, but by simply planting more upright and rotating the front slightly this tree has a completely different feel. Also allows the primary branch structure to been seen better, showcasing Bert's work over the last 30 years. The new angle also puts the lower branches in a much better place, allowing for separation and good definition of the first branch.
This sketch shows my long term goal for the tree:
This should be fairly straightforward to accomplish by simply compressing the left side a bit and continued work on ramification.
After some minor wiring to start getting it back into shape:
This spring I plan on repotting and changing the angle. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but the tree is currently leaning heavily away from the viewer. This is hiding quite a bit of beautiful movement in the trunk and results in a very angular and straight trunk line. Here's a pic I snapped a few days ago when starting to plan the repot:
It's a little hard to see between all the needles, but by simply planting more upright and rotating the front slightly this tree has a completely different feel. Also allows the primary branch structure to been seen better, showcasing Bert's work over the last 30 years. The new angle also puts the lower branches in a much better place, allowing for separation and good definition of the first branch.
This sketch shows my long term goal for the tree:
This should be fairly straightforward to accomplish by simply compressing the left side a bit and continued work on ramification.
