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Post  Savvas P. Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:18 pm

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Another nice piece....An olive tree with a massive base....a very strong tree with a lot of dense foliage which was a bit high to leave it...the nearby herd did the trimming....Considering its base it wasnt hard to dig it out,it only had one medium i would say tap root and the rest were young strong roots....Due to erosion soil got piled up behind the trunk and roots were developed quite high.....No foliage Greg so no debate on this one.....I am afraid you cant see the braches very well from these fotos....Enjoy what you see....

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Post  Greg Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:30 pm

If you remove completely the right branch as shown on the first photo then you gone have a real massive trunk thumbs up
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Post  Savvas P. Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:42 pm

You found something else now to argue with me.... Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Your friend Graham will be around soon and we will discuss all the cases on the spot....Maybe you have a point there but wait to see the tree live first..... thumbs up thumbs up

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Post  Greg Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:01 pm

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Post  Savvas P. Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:13 pm

No chance Greg....if we end up like this then all the trees will be the same....All our olives will be the same...whats the point?

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Post  stavros Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:56 pm

Savvas P. wrote:No chance Greg....if we end up like this then all the trees will be the same....All our olives will be the same...whats the point?

i have to agree with Savvas on this one thumbs up thumbs up thumbs up

if you remove that branch, all the wild "grace" and movement is gone

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Post  Greg Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:31 pm

you may right Smile we have to wait to see the new growth then

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Post  Savvas P. Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:48 pm

Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil

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Post  will baddeley Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:41 pm

Wow.... What a beast. Looking at the first pic (which would be my front), I would personally tilt the tree to the left slightly, turn the left trunk into deadwood and preserve and build the tree with the right side. Beautiful movement and age. Very Happy

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Post  Savvas P. Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:47 pm

Very good perspective Will,i checked it out today and yes it can work out....lets see how it will recover and we take it from there... thumbs up thumbs up

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Post  will baddeley Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:37 pm

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Post  Greg Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:33 pm

great virtual !!
what a massive and compact tree can become!!! perfect thumbs up thumbs up thumbs up

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Post  Savvas P. Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:59 pm

Wow......Very nice Will.....we have a very good option there thx.... cheers cheers

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Post  stavros Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:46 pm

Savvas P. wrote:Wow......Very nice Will.....we have a very good option there thx.... cheers cheers

Savvas, u have a mission now to accomplish Smile Smile Smile

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Post  Savvas P. Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:54 pm

Stay tuned..... Basketball Basketball

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Post  bobinjo Wed May 09, 2012 2:16 pm

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This is the best virtual I ever saw. Bravo Will thumbs up

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Post  10_cc Thu May 10, 2012 5:52 pm

nice material Just a thought.

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Post  Savvas P. Thu May 10, 2012 5:58 pm

Thanks for the contribution Lazare,you have a good option there.....lets see the trees reaction and we will discuss it again....the tree is alive and starting to bud by the way thumbs up thumbs up

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Post  stavros Thu May 10, 2012 5:58 pm

interesting pot!

For the sake of discussion:
I think that it would be a shame to waste a big, interesting part of the trunk that has also some naturally carved deadwood. A trunk with such character is not a common find, so personally i would try to enhance it, focus on it rather than remove part of it.
Lazare, your virtual gives to the tree a more feminine look, which does not match the rugged trunk.
Just my humble opinion.

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Post  10_cc Fri May 11, 2012 6:13 am

In my design a key role played to obtain the trunk taper, for sure the tree has great potential, but in the end it's all a matter of taste.

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Post  stavros Fri May 11, 2012 1:49 pm

10_cc wrote:................. in the end it's all a matter of taste.

I agree with you 100%.
If you ask 100 bonsai enthusiast to come up with a plan/virtual, you will probably end up with 100 different results.

When it comes to styling a tree, and i guess we all agree on this one, it is important to focus on some unique features and enhance them with your design/styling. In this case, the most important features of this tree (at least for me) IMHO are the trunk and its rugged appearance, and the natural deadwood.

But then again, as you say, it is a matter of taste.

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