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And one month later... Wounds are healing quite nicely as well:

Almost a month later and it was due for a first cutback: The bottom branches were a bit weak, so I left them to grow a bit more.

I collected 4, and 2 survived.. Haven't touched them in 3 years! I kept them pretty much in the shade, even now! But I may be a bit negligent :)

Crabapple that's starting to look like something... Grown from an air layer. Hoping for flowers next year.

I've seen a couple for sale online, at two Dutch bonsai nurseries. But they're not widely available in Europe either I guess... Especially gnarly ones like this one! Sometimes I just can't believe I own this tree now... I'm just in awe. Two weeks ago I helped the previous owner with repotting...

Thanks! I picked this front and angle based on a couple criteria: - almost all of the deadwood is visible from this angle - interesting movement - live vein and shari are both visible - most branches are in the back, so I can easily bring them to the front (and shorten them visually) - very...

The tree grew well last year. Not vigorously, but it was pushing 3cm shoots. At the end of the growing season, I cut some unwanted branches to get more light into the dense canopy. Also worked the deadwood some more and added more shari. Apparently a bigger part of the trunk than I expected was...

I want to start sharing the progression of this large yamadori Tosho. I got it last year (for free!), from someone who bought it about 7 years, styled it, but then quit the hobby all together. She wanted this tree to be in good hands, rather than letting it die in her garden. When I got it, the...

That's true! But it would be nice if they'd heal :)

Thanks a lot! I think hard pruning is often overlooked... But it's so important to create taper and movement in branches. My aproach is to let the branches grow, partially defoliate them and wire them in mid-spring, and then cut them back when they have fully hardened. I then repeat this once...

Update... I've been trying to gradually compact this tree to the smallest design I can imagine: Simple branch structure: Probably going to start pinching the candles to balance energy. I also want short internodes from now on! Difference in candle length: View from the left hand side...

Then I potted them up: Covered the cut roots with cut paste and spaghnum moss: The end result for now: Two clump-style elms, a work in progress: I also wrote a blog post about repotting this little triple trunk elm: https://www.paludebonsai.be/blog/877168_triple-trunk-elm-repotting...

Hi! I wanted to share this little project I've been working on the past 3 years. In the fall of 2019 I took a bunch of cuttings from a field elm. The following year I made 2 clump-style plantings. One multi-trunk planting (of which only 3 survived...) and one triple trunk planting. The process...

The canopy is starting to fill out. Still need a couple of branches more up top though! Happy with the primary and secondary branches so far. This is the backside. I figured the front could use a little more sunshine! For those interested; I recently started writing blogs on my personal...

I like your enthusiasm :D But the tree still needs a lot of work! Also, the scars in the back will take some time to completely heal over... (IF they heal!)

I decided to prune it now, instead of waiting till early summer. I figured I'd have to remove too much foliage if I waited any longer. As expected, it didn't bleed at all! I tried to leave at least one leaf (and 2 or 3 buds) on every branch. I also wired the secondary branches. The new buds are...

After three years of being torn between leaving it as it is, or grafting, I made a drastic decision: Out with the old... New front... Placing the donor plant: Chinese juniper 'Kishu' Securing the wips. The trunk had died of in a larger area than I previously thought! So all of the new...

Originally part of a group planting; And one of many grown from seed; I'm aiming to keep them this small. Both are European larches, Larix decidua

The small little branchlet on the right? Imo it was growing at a very awkward position relative to the rest of the branches. I can't see how that little branch could've made a difference... I originally kept it because I could use it to hide the mess of crossing branches. That's it..

I'm probably going to prune that lower branch in the future.. But I'm just not ready for it!

Spring update. Two of the young saplings that I added last year died... I'm going to try and germinate some seedlings and add those next year.

The tree grew well after the initial 'styling' (wiring the primary branches...). In late summer, I detail wired it, pruned a couple of branches, removed older needles etc... It produced lots of healthy buds, so I figured I could repot it for the first time since its collection. Here's are some...

It hasn't.. Sadly, once part of the trunk started to die off, its health deteriorated and eventually it died.

Thanks! What 'bothers' me about the branch on the right, is that it's pointing up and then goes straight to the right. But maybe that's just me... The lowest pad does seem a bit heavy. It's partly because the pad behind it is almost on the same level (red arrow on the left), and that's extending...

True! In my experience, the added benefit of pumice and lava rock for strong growth, is that it helps maintain structure in the soil mix (and thus aeration!). When the akadama starts to break down (and compact the soil), pumice and lava rock are there to keeps things light and aerated.