FourMileMarc
Mame
Hi Yall,
Old to Arbourculture but new to bonsai. I recently purchased an estimated 30 year old Procumbans nana that had been trained into an upright multiple poodle "technical tearm". It was way overgrown with new runners 2 to 3 feet long outside the poodle tufts. I just saw the potential and had to buy it for 70 bucks. After 12 hours of work I have it shaped into a sort of windsweep, literati, informal upright (High Sierra eagles nest). It is late november and I think for the health of the tree I should wait till spring to do any more work on the foliage. I have already removed 60% and created some small jin's and some wiring. The foliage needs drastic thinning and chasing back to old wood. I would like to start this work for ramification, no pinching but heading back to interior leaders to create fine branch structure and no poodles. My question: Can I finish styling now(fine foliage work and some more jin) or should I let the tree chill out untill spring. I am leaving it in its 25 gal can for another year but I am all out of dough to buy another and am all out of trees to work on for a while and am itching to move scissors. I love working on trees!
Old to Arbourculture but new to bonsai. I recently purchased an estimated 30 year old Procumbans nana that had been trained into an upright multiple poodle "technical tearm". It was way overgrown with new runners 2 to 3 feet long outside the poodle tufts. I just saw the potential and had to buy it for 70 bucks. After 12 hours of work I have it shaped into a sort of windsweep, literati, informal upright (High Sierra eagles nest). It is late november and I think for the health of the tree I should wait till spring to do any more work on the foliage. I have already removed 60% and created some small jin's and some wiring. The foliage needs drastic thinning and chasing back to old wood. I would like to start this work for ramification, no pinching but heading back to interior leaders to create fine branch structure and no poodles. My question: Can I finish styling now(fine foliage work and some more jin) or should I let the tree chill out untill spring. I am leaving it in its 25 gal can for another year but I am all out of dough to buy another and am all out of trees to work on for a while and am itching to move scissors. I love working on trees!