By creativetruth on Skatehive
Last time I shared a tree similar to this one. They are both young trees, Cherry I believe, which I found growing from shoots in the backyard. Initially planted and styled with heavy wire in 2022. The above photo is from October of the first year. Initial Design The next year, in late April 2023, the tree had started to thicken. Due to the many repeating bends, and the newly flowing sap, the trunk felt still flexible without wire. Slight Alterations Later in June the tree is in full leaf, showing the effects of changes that were made. Although I do love the fanciful nature of the Chinese dragon shape, I thought I should attempt something more realistic and yet abstract. And I already have one dragon shaped Cherry tree. I want to learn what else I can get this species to do. An angle at the center helped to offset the top. The top was angled outward and downward into a bit of a meandering circle. Lastly the bottom branch was shaped into a shape with multiple fanning curves to showcase f