One Scots pine, four pots. Do you have a favorite?
We found these images on the National Bonsai Foundations facebook feed. They originated with Boon Manakitivipart (Bonsai Boon). Over the years Boon has put up several ‘which pot do you prefer’ posts, some of which have appeared here on Bark along with numerous other posts featuring Boon’s Bonsai.
So, without further ado, which pot do you prefer? If you’re ambitious you might tell us why.
Pot number 1
Pot number 2
Pot number 3
Pot number 4
Pot #2. Depth of pot in good proportion to the trunk. Unglazed, warm colored clay looks good with the green foliage. Slight curves in sides of the pot looks good with informal upright style of tree. Curved shapes on feet of pot also look good with that style of tree.
I’ll play! Pot #2, for me. Mostly because the other pots are just wrong. But pot 2 is a more serious pot for the serious tree. Pot 1 is ok, but wrong coloration. Pot 3 is good but too small. Pot 4 is just wrong!
Number 4. Number 1 is too pale, although I like the size and shape. Number 2 is really nice, good color and proportion to tree. Number 3 is too small. Number 4 is equally small, yet captures my vote because it doesn’t feel too small, has really interesting texture, and the overall package just feels right. It is different in a subtle way, which is how it won over number 2.
Pot 3 is almost perfect; color compliments bark and proportion of the pot is good. Pot 2 is too shallow. Pot 1 color overpowers tree. Pot 4 looks squashed under massive trunk.
Pot #2
The others feel too small to me.
Immediately drawn to #2 because the proportions seem the best, they are more relaxing. For a second choice I’d pick #3.
I like the looks of the rough texture on pot #4 as it equals the bark on the pine.
Just about the right width and depth for this size tree. Great pot color
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I prefer pot 3. Scots Pine are very masculine trees so pot 4 is out as it’s a feminie style – rounded and soft and curvy. Pot 2 is too big and pot 1 is too pale in colour for pine trees.
I like pot #2 best, with #4 as second choice. I like the color and style best with #2, and I like #4 because it is “unexpected” with that tree, and so captures my interest a bit better. I don’t like the color of #1 with the foliage.
I like Pot #2 for it’s style/shape and it’s color, I do believe it would be a touch better if it were deeper (just a bit, I dislike over sized pots) … Pot #3 is nice but to me at least, not wide enough.
Pot 3 is appropriate in terms of size and color. Pot 4 is too feminine. Pot 2 shallow and big.
I agree with Ann Mudie, for the same reasons.
We like #2. It seems the correct size and highlights the tree being slightly shallow.
#1 is a weak color for a Pine.
#3 and 4 are almost too deep but also under-potted in our opinion.
Pot #2. It’s almost 1:00 in the morning, I’m not feeling ambitious.
Number 2 is my choice………………..
Number 1………….. is too deep and the colour is too distracting
Number 3………….. is too feminine for such a strong and masculine tree
Number 4…………..too small and the texture is once again distracting
None of the pots are suitable for the various reasons stated above, although #2 comes closest if it were deeper.
I prefer No 2; Right size, right color, compliments the bark well, and the tree calls for a rectangular, not round, pot.
I agree with what appears to be the majority here. # 2 has the most complimentary proportions for the shape and size of this tree. # 1 draws too much attention because of its light coloring. # 4 seems too small. 3 is okay, but not as pleasant a relationship with the tree.