Koto Hime Maple Progression

Darth Masiah · Aug 15, 2018

7/18/15
i started my bonsai hobby the year before collecting yamadori. interesting times those were. wanted a few nice trees that weren't from the area so i went online and bought this guy and a dawn redwood from Brussels Bonsai. i got a Japanese tree now! I'm really doing bonsai! lol

0soyoung · Aug 15, 2018

I see you are a Red Green disciple.

Darth Masiah · Aug 15, 2018

12/6/15
R.I.P Theodore i miss you dude

once i could see the tree i cut off some stuff i thought i didn't want. the roots were so damn ugly to me i knew thats where i needed to start. even Theodore couldnt stand to look at them.

Darth Masiah · Aug 15, 2018

4/24/16
layer done. stuck a piece of plastic around the trunk too so the roots would grow horizontally.

6/26/16

12/22/16

Darth Masiah · Aug 15, 2018

1/2/17
success

4/22/17
starting from scratch

8/26/17

12/29/17

cmeg1 · Aug 15, 2018

Nice nebari on the layer!

Darth Masiah · Aug 15, 2018

2/24/18
cleaned up few spots and took a peek at the nebari. the plan now is just to thicken the trunk.

4/27/18

6/1/18

7/20/18

Darth Masiah · Aug 15, 2018

8/10/18
the calluses practically knocked the cut paste off by themselves.

RobertB · Aug 15, 2018

where in Alabama are you?

Darth Masiah · Aug 16, 2018

RobertB said:
where in Alabama are you?

Tallapoosa county

Darth Masiah · Feb 25, 2019

2/24/19
cut back and repot. nebari is looking awesome .

RobertB · Feb 25, 2019

you might try covering those roots more. Need ramification in. Really nice.

just.wing.it · Feb 25, 2019

Very nice start to a magnificent tree.
I think this is the way to do it....start young.....keep cuts small, take your time and build from the nebari up.
Well done so far, my friend.

Lead by example.

just.wing.it · Feb 25, 2019

Maybe time to start growing out a trunk!

Darth Masiah · Feb 26, 2019

thanks guys. yeah, right after taking these pics for future reference i went ahead and covered the roots. like robertb said im looking to develop more ramification in the root spread. i dont like the pancake style though. time to grow it out again and get that trunk swaying in the wind.

Bavarian Raven · Feb 26, 2019

I like your kotohime. I have a five and a half footer in the back yard (part of the landscape - my dad planted it years ago). I can't wait to air layer it this spring.

Ill be watching this thread for sure.

Darth Masiah · Mar 21, 2019

spring is upon us

Darth Masiah · Apr 4, 2019

Deleted member 21616 · Apr 4, 2019

my 5-year-old koto hime trees are starting their 3rd summer in my hands. it is a cultivar that very reliably back buds and pushes leaves all over from what i've seen. Very useful for introducing movement to it's otherwise straight branches! Love the cultivar!

how thick if your base at the moment if you don't mind me asking? I'm curious to follow up with you in a year to see if the chop slowed down trunk thickening. I'm wondering if the prolific budding will lead to a quick recovery

LanceMac10 · Apr 4, 2019

Looks like it's running on fumes. Planning on doing anything to it this year beyond some real gentle wiring?

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