Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
I can see you wanting to wait until you have your main tree's height and style under way. I mean...it's dead wood it's not going anywhere anytime soon. Falls into the patience section of letting it rest for awhile.
Bald Cypress Repot and Trim
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Mellow Mullet
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Believe it or not, I tried to break about six inches off the top, wouldn't snap. I may try it later in the summer after it is more stable in the pot.
Mellow Mullet
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This is kinda what I had in mind. Just a sloppy drawing, working midnights...
j evans
Omono
Nice trees and I don't think that is a bad drawing. BOSS look to be fun trees since they grow so fast but of course they wouldn't make it up here. Good job.
Mellow Mullet
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Thanks!
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Still too long and at that proposed height draws attention to the "necked up" living trunk next to it. I'd aim for a jin that is only inches tall--hollowed out.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
See...that was what I was thinking...as to why the dead wood left longer. I say keep it until you develop that left side. Then if you want it shorter then go for it. You can't regrow dead wood.
Patience = Bonsai
Patience = Bonsai
ColinFraser
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I think your image for the live trunk is too tall as well - each new segment after a chop should be shorter than the one under it. That means the next trunk segment should be shorter than the one you just grew (a couple of inches), tapering the apex and limiting the overall height.
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Mellow Mullet
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Don't really know what you mean by "necked up", but thanks for the suggestion. We'll what she does this summer and address the jin in the winter.
Mellow Mullet
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Still working midnights and have been thinking about the tree. Came up with this one too, more of a flat top style
Mellow Mullet
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Then there is always this option...
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
I personally love the lower branch that looks like it's a fighter...from below that dead wood. I loved you embraced it as so. The last photo...you ditched it. Which...I missed as soon as I noticed it gone in your one virt. But...you have much to chew over. You are blessed with at least being able to draw your vision out well. Many don't have that talent to have it come across that well.
Lobaeux
Shohin
I agree, I like that lower branch as well.
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
I like that best. It looks old and distressed. I think the second image would have far to much foliage looking far younger and less worn by time.
Grimmy
Mellow Mullet
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Update:
I still haven't worked much on the dead wood, but I did do a little work the other day. I chose a leader, trimmed, and wired the new growth.
Here is what I started with
Selected the leader and sloped the cut.
Some wire and trimming
I still haven't worked much on the dead wood, but I did do a little work the other day. I chose a leader, trimmed, and wired the new growth.
Here is what I started with
Selected the leader and sloped the cut.
Some wire and trimming
Lobaeux
Shohin
Looking very good. Your leaves look much smaller than the ones on mine.
Mellow Mullet
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UPDATE:
The branches are set and the wire is starting to bite in so it is time to take it off and give the new growth a trim.
Here is what it looks like before the work.
The tree is growing really well and the roots are escaping the pot and have filled the soil with feeders. These trees really like being grown submerged.
Here is how far I cut the new growth back. I still have at least three more months of growing weather so I should be able to wire at least one more time.
Before
After
The chops are healing well, too.
The branches are set and the wire is starting to bite in so it is time to take it off and give the new growth a trim.
Here is what it looks like before the work.
The tree is growing really well and the roots are escaping the pot and have filled the soil with feeders. These trees really like being grown submerged.
Here is how far I cut the new growth back. I still have at least three more months of growing weather so I should be able to wire at least one more time.
Before
After
The chops are healing well, too.
Mellow Mullet
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The finished product
Giga
Masterpiece
Looks good, I love BC
Mellow Mullet
Masterpiece
A Fall update, wait a minute, did I say Fall? Fall did not show up, so Summer is covering for him, it was in the upper 90's today with 100000000% humidity. Any how, a great growing season for this one. I kept it submerged all summer, bald cypress really like this and will respond with copious amounts of growth and close wounds quickly, give it a whirl if you are still on the sidelines.
The new leader grew to 7 feet and almost as big as my thumb at the base:
It also completely closed the wound where I had chopped it:
And is about half way on the larger "necked-up" wound:
The top leader grew so much that I was scared that it would get too thick, so I chopped it again. I know that it is early or late to do this, but I have done this before and in my climate, it will be OK.
I sealed the would with paste and putty (no picture). Well this should wrap this one up for the rest of the year. It is really starting to take the shape that I have envisioned for it. Still haven't decided what to do with the jin yet, maybe next year.
The new leader grew to 7 feet and almost as big as my thumb at the base:
It also completely closed the wound where I had chopped it:
And is about half way on the larger "necked-up" wound:
The top leader grew so much that I was scared that it would get too thick, so I chopped it again. I know that it is early or late to do this, but I have done this before and in my climate, it will be OK.
I sealed the would with paste and putty (no picture). Well this should wrap this one up for the rest of the year. It is really starting to take the shape that I have envisioned for it. Still haven't decided what to do with the jin yet, maybe next year.
