Piñon pine #2

[Hartinez]

I removed every last bit of wire and raffia. Still looks pretty good in form all things considered.

At the next wiring the plan is to really exaggerate the way the tree stretches out to one direction..

 

[clem]

A very natural ensemble, well done

I wonder if it would be worth adding a plant (dwarf fern, grass etc) or a small bushy shrub (cotoneaster/elm etc) to counterbalance the greenery on the opposite side where the tree leans ?

 

[Hartinez]

A very natural ensemble, well done

I wonder if it would be worth adding a plant (dwarf fern, grass etc) or a small bushy shrub (cotoneaster/elm etc) to counterbalance the greenery on the opposite side where the tree leans ?
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Not a bad idea Clem. Especially once I wire the tree out more horizontally than it already is. Something at the base of the tree could help ground the composition a bit more.

 

[Ruddigger]

I second Clem’s suggestion. It would add some counterbalance to the composition without changing the cantilevered look of the tree.

 

[Hartinez]

could probably use a bit more of an old needle clean up. I put some wire on this tree though. I also hacked back the wild yarrow, exposing the pussytoes. Thinking I may put this tree in an actual pot come spring.

I may not though, in order to let this tree gain vigor, considering it was just planted in this container this year.

Thoughts?

 

[pandacular]

Personally, I quite like the current planting. I wouldn’t mind seeing it in a pot, but I would expect something a little less formal than the lotus you mocked up.

 

[Hartinez]

Personally, I quite like the current planting. I wouldn’t mind seeing it in a pot, but I would expect something a little less formal than the lotus you mocked up.

I think you’re probs right. Needs to settle in for a few years anyways before I make another repot decision.

 

[Mike Westervelt]

I'm with Will, love the slab the whole composition is coming together nicely, as you know I prefer this orientation, and reining in the yarrow really helps the scale and proportions

 

[Hartinez]

I'm with Will, love the slab the whole composition is coming together nicely, as you know I prefer this orientation, and reining in the yarrow really helps the scale and proportions

Yeah cutting that yarrow back made a huge difference. I need to pluck that out of the pot next spring at the very least.

 

[clem]

For me, considering the literati style of your pine, i think the lotus pot is too big, too deep.
A pot like these would be better, IMHO ->


For me the actual shell is even better than those pots because it makes a wild landscape

 

[Colorado]

I think it looks great in the current slab, Danny. Personally, I definitely would give it at least another year, even if you do decide to put it in a pot eventually. But that being said, I think it has a great balance with the slab. The mock up of the pot does not have that same great balance in my opinion.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I love the current slab, the proposed lotus pot really detracts from the wild natural character of the tree.

 

[Ruddigger]

I think the current slab is nice but a touch too big.