DAS (Dead Alberta Spruce) Stripped Bare Top to Bottom Inside and Out - Entirely Deadwood Project

[Bonsai Forest]

After beginning the apical deadwood project, I decided to entirely bare the tree and core of the roots






Completely removed from soil and continued peeling away exterior form entire remaining root structure




Digging and carving out what might be the epicenter of rot (?) w/e the case, I’ve never seen this before so it’s a Learning experience creating this little composition











Not sure exactly what I plan to create as a dead composition, but I’ll likely use lime sulfur and eventually secure it into or onto something. Don’t want my first dead tree to go to total waste

 

[Eckhoffw]

Man. I know how satisfying it is to strip the bark off spruce.
There’s really not a whole lot there though. Not even much to make a Tanuki off of.

I like your creative spirit though.

Do you have a dog? It may appreciate it the most!

 

[Bonsai Forest]

Man. I know how satisfying it is to strip the bark off spruce.
There’s really not a whole lot there though. Not even much to make a Tanuki off of.

I like your creative spirit though.

Do you have a dog? It may appreciate it the most!

What is Tanuki?

 

[Bonsai Forest]

Man. I know how satisfying it is to strip the bark off spruce.
There’s really not a whole lot there though. Not even much to make a Tanuki off of.

I like your creative spirit though.

Do you have a dog? It may appreciate it the most!

Gilbert AKA Gilly Bear

 

[Eckhoffw]

What is Tanuki?

Tanuki Bonsai [Quickly Age Bonsai] Deadwood Technique

Discover the Tanuki bonsai technique for quickly aging your bonsai! Learn about the history, process, and examples of this unique bonsai technique.

bonsaimary.com

 

[Eckhoffw]

Here’s a thread of one I’ve been working on.

A stab at Tanuki

So You’ve probably seen videos of Peter Chan doing quick and easy Tanuki demonstrations. After seeing him race through a couple of these, I was like, “yeah, that looks fun and easy enough.” Since, I’ve collected a few pieces of driftwood as potential candidates. The piece I chose came from...

www.bonsainut.com

 

[TrevorLarsen]

After beginning the apical deadwood project, I decided to entirely bare the tree and core of the roots

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Completely removed from soil and continued peeling away exterior form entire remaining root structure
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Digging and carving out what might be the epicenter of rot (?) w/e the case, I’ve never seen this before so it’s a Learning experience creating this little composition

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Not sure exactly what I plan to create as a dead composition, but I’ll likely use lime sulfur and eventually secure it into or onto something. Don’t want my first dead tree to go to total waste

It’s an autopsy, you should have posted a warning! I can’t unsee that carnage.

 

[Bonsai Forest]

Here’s a thread of one I’ve been working on.

A stab at Tanuki

So You’ve probably seen videos of Peter Chan doing quick and easy Tanuki demonstrations. After seeing him race through a couple of these, I was like, “yeah, that looks fun and easy enough.” Since, I’ve collected a few pieces of driftwood as potential candidates. The piece I chose came from...

www.bonsainut.com

This is an actual “thing?” Oh interesting!

Edit:

I understand now. Grooves are created and trees are fit inside of them to create a composition. I have seen this. Is there a blurred line between tanuki and yamadori?

I think what I was considering was not adding a live tree or placing one into/on the skeleton of my dead previous tree. I was actually thinking of just lime sulfuring it and securing it into a pot with akadama

 

[Dabbler]

I rarely work dead wood unless I need to or the tree requires it. I just let it age naturally - when it get's a few years in the weather I start to treat it, but I rarely carve it unless it's rotted out.

 

[Wood]

What exactly is the point of this thread?

It's the same tree that's featured in this thread, no?

My Tortured Dwarf Alberta Spruce (#1) - Dead or Alive

The initial photo: (Fall 2023) After initial pruning: (and gouging away at a massive whorl on the trunk) After I went mad and trunk chopped at the site of the whorl (it was an adrenaline rush): Sometime during Winter: Most recent: I’m not experienced in identifying and determining...

www.bonsainut.com

why not just update your first thread? Also, there's a conifer forum that this thread might be better suited to than the general discussion forum

 

[Bonsai Forest]

What exactly is the point of this thread?

It's the same tree that's featured in this thread, no?

My Tortured Dwarf Alberta Spruce (#1) - Dead or Alive

The initial photo: (Fall 2023) After initial pruning: (and gouging away at a massive whorl on the trunk) After I went mad and trunk chopped at the site of the whorl (it was an adrenaline rush): Sometime during Winter: Most recent: I’m not experienced in identifying and determining...

www.bonsainut.com

why not just update your first thread? Also, there's a conifer forum that this thread might be better suited to than the general discussion forum

Good point!

 

[Barbells and bonsai]

What exactly is the point of this thread?

It's the same tree that's featured in this thread, no?

My Tortured Dwarf Alberta Spruce (#1) - Dead or Alive

The initial photo: (Fall 2023) After initial pruning: (and gouging away at a massive whorl on the trunk) After I went mad and trunk chopped at the site of the whorl (it was an adrenaline rush): Sometime during Winter: Most recent: I’m not experienced in identifying and determining...

www.bonsainut.com

why not just update your first thread? Also, there's a conifer forum that this thread might be better suited to than the general discussion forum

What exactly is the point of this sassy reply?

The guy wanted to post his tree.
Why spend time complaining and being rude when you could just scroll on and engage with a post that you appreciate?

 

[Bonsai Forest]

What exactly is the point of this sassy reply?

The guy wanted to post his tree.
Why spend time complaining and being rude when you could just scroll on and engage with a post that you appreciate?

 

[dbonsaiw]

Love it and think it’s a great idea. Here’s an ancient one from the Brooklyn botanical gardens. I believe it grew as a live tree for centuries and then was maintained as deadwood. Perhaps I should try something similar to you and learn about the use of deadwood so I can finally start working with pines.

 

[Bonsai Forest]

Love it and think it’s a great idea. Here’s an ancient one from the Brooklyn botanical gardens. I believe it grew as a live tree for centuries and then was maintained as deadwood. Perhaps I should try something similar to you and learn about the use of deadwood so I can finally start working with pines.

Wow!

 

[BonjourBonsai]

Love it and think it’s a great idea. Here’s an ancient one from the Brooklyn botanical gardens. I believe it grew as a live tree for centuries and then was maintained as deadwood. Perhaps I should try something similar to you and learn about the use of deadwood so I can finally start working with pines.

I remember seeing that the last time I was at the BBG and it gave me these ironic feeling that since it was dead wood it will probably rot away before a living tree would die. Another bonsairony.