collected crabapple

catfish chapstick · Mar 6, 2015

drew33998 said:
Nice move. Definitely will be a better tree now. I wonder if you should air layer the section above the first branch and end up with two amazing shohin though. Train the first branch as the new leader. But I like what you've decided either way.

I thought that but the leaves don't exactly reduce well and the flowers, if it ever does, are even larger.

drew33998 · Mar 6, 2015

True. Well either way is much better. Good luck this growing season! I have a few crabs that I air layered last year. First year in a pot. Close to the same size as yours.

Cadillactaste · Mar 6, 2015

I think you made the right call on the chop. Looks great!

ABCarve · Mar 8, 2015

An admirable bold move!! Cheers

catfish chapstick · Jun 14, 2015

here is an update.
first is from april and second is from june

JudyB · Jun 14, 2015

Looking good catfish. Maybe get some wiring going on, esp the secondary trunk.

catfish chapstick · Jun 18, 2015

JudyB said:
Looking good catfish. Maybe get some wiring going on, esp the secondary trunk.

Thanks Judy. I would like to let that part grow upwards and out. This tree always want to grow lateral branches. I have wired some of the upper ones to a more upward angle. I'll probably just let it grow until they thicken (also heal the chop wound) then I will cut back for taper. I would still like to plant it in the ground some day to improve nebari.

catfish chapstick · Jan 23, 2016

just a quick winter picture update. i decided to put it back into the larger pot even though the tree doesn't seem to care too much. wired the branches a little. i'm not sure what the final planting angle will be but i figure the front will be the side opposite the chop. anyway i'm happy with it's development so far and look forward to this years growth.

JudyB · Jan 23, 2016

Good to see this one still kicking!

catfish chapstick · Mar 2, 2017

This crabapple bonsai has come a long way. Today it's planted in a rectangular pot by Chuck Iker. Any opinions on the pot choice, position in the pot or angle? Any opinions or comments on the tree itself?

I realize that this tree still has a long way to go. The taper would be better had I trunk chopped sooner. Looking back, I should have made the cut the day it was collected.

catfish chapstick · Mar 28, 2018

Just an update. This is the second year in a row it has produced one cluster of flowers. Maybe that's as good as it gets for this one

Cadillactaste · Mar 28, 2018

No clue on the one cluster...but gotta love crabs. Looking good!

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