Comments on: Cork bark Japanese black pine – finding the front http://bonsaitonight.com/2010/07/23/cork-bark-japanese-black-pine-finding-the-front/ The blog alternative to mainstream bonsai media Sat, 19 May 2012 05:44:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: xwires http://bonsaitonight.com/2010/07/23/cork-bark-japanese-black-pine-finding-the-front/#comment-1019 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:13:41 +0000 http://bonsaitonight.com/?p=1244#comment-1019 Hi “Munezo” – I like your suggestions. There needs to be more on the bottom branches and less on the right hand branch – more in the middle as well. The wiring suggestions are good too, but you only have so much leeway when it comes to wiring cork bark pines. Typically the young shoots can be wired but not the older ones. The main branches will pretty much stay where they are – the trick is in developing the new shoots to change the silhouette or adjust the tree’s balance. Thanks!

]]> By: Munezo http://bonsaitonight.com/2010/07/23/cork-bark-japanese-black-pine-finding-the-front/#comment-1018 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:05:40 +0000 http://bonsaitonight.com/?p=1244#comment-1018 Hi Xwires, I’d like to say that I favor picture 2. If that were mine (after learning from Mr B) I would think that the right middle branch would be lightly reduced and wired to be more parallel to the soil line. Then the first branch on the left would be wired to go more to the left. U being Sempai, please let me know what you think of my choices.

]]> By: xwires http://bonsaitonight.com/2010/07/23/cork-bark-japanese-black-pine-finding-the-front/#comment-930 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:13:55 +0000 http://bonsaitonight.com/?p=1244#comment-930 Hi JT – No worries, every post is “ask the audience.” I agree with you about #2. Somewhere between 2 & 3 is my favorite candidate for a new front, mostly because I like what the trunk does from this angle. The branches will be a challenge from any of these angles. While I have some good starting points, I won’t be expecting a super-traditional silhouette. And thanks about the tree – it belonged to Mas Imazumi for many years.

]]> By: JT http://bonsaitonight.com/2010/07/23/cork-bark-japanese-black-pine-finding-the-front/#comment-929 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:04:10 +0000 http://bonsaitonight.com/?p=1244#comment-929 Jonas,

I realize that your intention for this page is not “ask the audience” but I have to comment on picture #2. Although I can’t tell from the picture if the first branch would be the back branch, I really like this angle. The base is not as wide as the current angle but still a very nice nebari. The trunk angle is what I like most about this option. There seems to be a very nice movement of the trunk in the upper portions that just seems “right” to me. I like the branch placement of this angle also. A very nice cork bark by the way.

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