Josh88
Shohin
My kiddos went with me on my hunt for red pots, and we were having little luck and not seeing much of a sale. I then came across this one here, with a nice base, decent taper and movement in the trunk, and healthy foliage close in to the trunk. I felt I had found a bit of a diamond in the rough. Then my toddler pooped and I was off to the changing table with my tree in tow. What I didn't check before leaving in my poop haste, was what lay under the soil! Turns out the trunk had been tightly wrapped in twine and burlap and has aweful reverse taper just under the soil line. So my questions for all you B-Nutters...
Do I use this tree as styling practice only and forget any hope of this tree as bonsai, or do I try to airlayer the good section of tree come spring? I have read that the tourniquet method would be most appropriate for a spruce, and I have never attempted it so it would be potentially a good learning experience.
Next, if it is worth airlayering, should I hold off on a heavy pruning and styling until after the layer for the sake of the tree's health, or go ahead and chop it up now before layering in the spring?
Any thoughts, feelings, suggestions, criticism, etc. is greatly appreciated.
Josh
Do I use this tree as styling practice only and forget any hope of this tree as bonsai, or do I try to airlayer the good section of tree come spring? I have read that the tourniquet method would be most appropriate for a spruce, and I have never attempted it so it would be potentially a good learning experience.
Next, if it is worth airlayering, should I hold off on a heavy pruning and styling until after the layer for the sake of the tree's health, or go ahead and chop it up now before layering in the spring?
Any thoughts, feelings, suggestions, criticism, etc. is greatly appreciated.
Josh
