Pots for my Zelkovas

[cmeg1]

I have wanted to buy five pots from Erin Pottery for quite some time,so here they are.They should look neat with the autumn foliage of the trees.
They are all 10x7" except for the last one is 12x8"
Jeesh! Collecting pots could get quite expensive.Maybe should stick with Houtoku.

 

[cmeg1]

I have a few trees that I think deserve a nice pot.More than the colanders anyway

 

[Don Blackmond]

Good pots are not cheap, but well worth the money. Erin pots are good quality.

Check out the pots sold by my friend Matt Ouwinga. He always has good stuff and he's a good person, so support him if you can. Take a look: http://kaedebonsai.com/shop/category/pot/
http://stores.ebay.com/kaedebonsai-en?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

 

[Don Blackmond]

I have a few trees that I think deserve a nice pot.More than the colanders anyway

I might put the 1st tree in a pot now but I'd keep growing the others for awhile before I'd put them in bonsai pots.

Here is one of mine in a pot I got from Matt.

 

[cmeg1]

Thanks, Don.

 

[edprocoat]

Cmeg do you think the pots are a tad shallow for those trees coming out of that deep colander? Of course Elms can take a ton of abuse though.

ed

 

[cmeg1]

Yea,watch them need bigger pots by the time I put them together.

 

[cmeg1]

Cmeg do you think the pots are a tad shallow for those trees coming out of that deep colander? Of course Elms can take a ton of abuse though.

ed

Luckily I did plant them on inverted colanders.That should help.

 

[cmeg1]

I might put the 1st tree in a pot now but I'd keep growing the others for awhile before I'd put them in bonsai pots.

Here is one of mine in a pot I got from Matt.

Thanks,I like the first tree too.
I have reasons to put my trees in actual pots because I bought akadama for the first time this year.I need the moisture retention of a clay pot while I am not home and I want to give that akadama a try.I don't think I can handle it in the colanders.I also like the shallow root pad of the pots or I would just put them in terra cotta.We'll see.

 

[Adair M]

Cmeg,

Boon gave us a new handout on developing roots on young deciduous trees.

Note that the Japanese illustrations go from top right to left bottom.

In brief, bare root the tree. Find the level of roots you want. Cut off the tap root, straight across. Have a piece of plywood prepared with 8 holes, with wire placed according to the diagram. The diagram doesn't show it, but I have drilled a pilot hole up into the bottom of the trunk. And screwed a coarse sheet rock screw up from the underneath side of the plywood, then into the bottom of the trunk. Effectively screwing the tree onto the board.

Then spread the roots out, and secure them down with wire on the board. Then bury the board in the pot, kinda deep. At least an inch under.

Leave everything in place for two years.

Then, pull the board up, trim roots as necessary. You may need to place some rubber pads between the roots and wire. Bury it back down for two more years.

Straight Akadama is fine.

You will be amazed at the nebari you will get!

 

[Bunjeh]

I have a few trees that I think deserve a nice pot.More than the colanders anyway

I am glad to see that I am not the only one who uses zip strips!

 

[Giga]

I am glad to see that I am not the only one who uses zip strips!

I use them too, even heavy duty ones for bends.

 

[Smoke]

Boon gave us a new handout on developing roots on young deciduous trees.

Note that the Japanese illustrations go from top right to left bottom.

I think its a hoot for a professional to photo copy the works of Kyosuki Gun and hand them out to a paying group. Capitalism at its finest. Bravo.

 

[Adair M]

In that case, Smoke, I'll stop sharing them here.

 

[Smoke]

In that case, Smoke, I'll stop sharing them here.

Thats cool I purchased the whole series back in 1991.

I've copied all of Boons video's and hand them out at all "my" workshops. So far I have made 475 copies...people eat them up...

 

[edprocoat]

Cmeg,

Boon gave us a new handout on developing roots on young deciduous trees.

Note that the Japanese illustrations go from top right to left bottom.

In brief, bare root the tree. Find the level of roots you want. Cut off the tap root, straight across. Have a piece of plywood prepared with 8 holes, with wire placed according to the diagram. The diagram doesn't show it, but I have drilled a pilot hole up into the bottom of the trunk. And screwed a coarse sheet rock screw up from the underneath side of the plywood, then into the bottom of the trunk. Effectively screwing the tree onto the board.

Then spread the roots out, and secure them down with wire on the board. Then bury the board in the pot, kinda deep. At least an inch under.

Leave everything in place for two years.

Then, pull the board up, trim roots as necessary. You may need to place some rubber pads between the roots and wire. Bury it back down for two more years.

Straight Akadama is fine.

You will be amazed at the nebari you will get!

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Adair I would worry that a sheet rock (drywall) screw would rust and poison a small tree.

ed

 

[Adair M]

Ed, you worry too much. They're coated. They take a long time to rust.

And I've done it, removed the screw a year later and noticed no rust what so ever.

If you are REALLY worried about it, use a stainless steel screw.


Al,

I don't post anything on this site for your information because I know you already know everything. I'm trying to help out the less fortunate.

 

[M. Frary]

Cmeg,

Boon gave us a new handout on developing roots on young deciduous trees.

Note that the Japanese illustrations go from top right to left bottom.

In brief, bare root the tree. Find the level of roots you want. Cut off the tap root, straight across. Have a piece of plywood prepared with 8 holes, with wire placed according to the diagram. The diagram doesn't show it, but I have drilled a pilot hole up into the bottom of the trunk. And screwed a coarse sheet rock screw up from the underneath side of the plywood, then into the bottom of the trunk. Effectively screwing the tree onto the board.

Then spread the roots out, and secure them down with wire on the board. Then bury the board in the pot, kinda deep. At least an inch under.

Leave everything in place for two years.

Then, pull the board up, trim roots as necessary. You may need to place some rubber pads between the roots and wire. Bury it back down for two more years.

Straight Akadama is fine.

You will be amazed at the nebari you will get!

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I use plastic plates from the dollar store with a hole drilled in them to put the screw through. Plastic is forever so one purchase and I'm good till the end.

 

[jk_lewis]

I have a few trees that I think deserve a nice pot.More than the colanders anyway

I don't think any of those trees are ready for a bonsai pot yet. Leave them in the colanders for a couple more years (at the very least). Patience is a great virtue in bonsai.

 

[JoeR]

I really like that first pot!

I have a few trees that I think deserve a nice pot.More than the colanders anyway

Those are quite nice young trees! I am curious how you went about making them. Would love to make some myself, but maybe with a different species if possible.