Recent content by David Nelams

I have a Bald Cypress that I harvested 4 years ago, For 3 years it lived in a homemade goldfish pond, since I moved I repotted it. Everything was going good until I asked my 12yr old son to move it for me. I turned away for a minute that’s when he tried picking it up by the trunk, pulling the...

Bonsai901 I’m sorry to hear about your Heart problems, I sure hope you’re doing better!! I’ve been batting cancer for some time now and I definitely feel your pain. I also lost several trees,like y’all said,none were show worthy or worth anything but my sweat was in those pots!! The few I have...

I totally agree!! I have liver and bone cancer,I also harvest Bald Cypress. I got real sick last February after I harvested a 25ft last year. I cut it down to about 2 1/2ft, put it in a 6”deep tub,placed it in a small goldfish pond in my yard and it’s been growing like crazy!! Hasn’t stunted...

I’m trying to find out what type of trays Bill used in his videos when he transplanted his Bald Cypress. Not sure if they’re plastic or not,looks like it. Anyway I would appreciate it if you could please help me out with this,Thanks

Would you happen to know where I could buy some small trays to put my harvested Bald Cypress in? I noticed from watching Bills videos he’s using plastic buckets,I’m not sure what they’re called. I definitely would appreciate it if you could help me out with that. Thanks

I’m fixing to repot it,should I do my cutting before or after I repot?

Nubari??

Finally loaded

I’m t r to get them to load now.. lol

I will obviously remove the bottoms new growth. I think I know or at least have an idea of which ones to cut but because I have very limited knowledge I don’t wanna cut something that would take away from the idea I have planned. I’m new at this so please go easy on me.. lol

since I don't have access to Akadama can I use crushed red bricks? As a carpenter they're all over the job site.

I'm from Youngsville,La. 30 miles from the gulf of Mexico as the crow flies.Took up bonsai to take my mind off of the cancer I have.

I'm fairly new myself,I've been sorta teaching myself for a few yrs. I've had success and failure,one of the easiest trees I've been working with is a Bald Cypress. Of course living in La. harvesting them from the wild is fairly common and abundant! I also have a crape myrtle that I've been...