Limber Pine grows in the Rocky Mountains, and when you can find a good one, it’s like hooking a halibut rather than a cod. It’s got better than average needles, buds back well, and trunks with deadwood abound.
Years ago, in 2014, this Limber Pine got its first styling. Tree courtesy of the gents at Backcountry Bonsai—in fact, Steve Varland of Backcountry visited and helped style this tree: Helix Root Limber Pine Styling.
After first styling.
Now in 2024, 10 years later, there is a lot more foliage to play with.
Limber Pine after rewiring, roughly following the initial styling. The low right balance branch keeps the tree from falling over to the left, visually speaking, at any rate. Tree wired by Carmen Leskoviansky.
Always a leaning tree style, it has leaned over even more the last 10 years. I rather like it. Enhances the leaning style feel, and it features the double helix thing of roots. But it may need a repot at a slight angle to the right nonetheless.
Actually this is a good example of a pine that has not needed a repot in 10 years. The shoots have been strong, the soil drains well, the tree is still happy. While it may not need a repot, we might do one in a year or two for a slight angle change.