Refining a young exposed root dusky pine – Bonsai Tonight

One of my accepted systems for developing exposed root pines is bending the roots. To recap some of this work carried out very most challenging year, listed right here are before and after photos on a 13 year-mature pine.

Old to bending the roots

After bending the roots and wiring main branches

Now that the fundamental compose of the tree is determined, the fun work can launch up – department refinement. I receive this stage of pattern fun as a result of pines can possess swiftly. Here’s the identical tree 365 days later.

14 year-mature exposed root pine

I indulge in the mushy feeling of the unwired foliage that developed after decandling. Some wiring, nonetheless, is wanted because the apex components one manner, the fundamental department components yet every other manner, and every aspect stick out too far in relation to the dimension of the trunk.

Old to wiring, I thinned the needles.

After putting off extra needles

And right here’s the tree after wiring.

After wiring

The tree is far more compact now, and after yet every other year of decandling, I’m in a position to launch crucial about what fashion of pot makes basically the most sense for the tree.