jandslegate
Shohin
Just sharing a few malus I've had for a few years. The first and second images are of a cutting (technically a sucker that propped) I've developed for about three years. This one I grew out to around three feet with occasional minor pruning without removing the leader. The first picture is initially after the chop. The second is from today in the crescent pot I picked out for it. It's kind of a bummer because I ordered it online and in the picture of the pot the side appeared to go up a bit more than what I received. So although it's my first clay 'bonsai' pot I purchased it doesn't really convey what I was going for.
The 3rd and 4th pictures are from another propped sucker (from the same mother tree). I didn't intend to go for an exposed root but when I was repotting it I just really dug (lolpun) the gnarly roots it had So I figured I'd see what happens. The trunk itself is still pretty thin and straight but I kinda like the movement from the other branching. I decided to hold off on any major cuts until spring. I'm not sure I want to risk any bends on the straight portions of the trunk as I'm worried about a break. I'm more focused on seeing what I can learn from and do with those gnarly roots.
The last two images are of what I think is another crab. It just sprouted up in my yard a couple years ago. Again the roots are kind of interesting. They were more interesting before the bit in the middle broke off. I'm not sure if they died off or if I accidentally bumped them when trying to get in to water. I still don't really no how to distinguish an apple from a crabapplea and it hasn't fruited or flowered yet. I assume that's just because it's still too young?
The 3rd and 4th pictures are from another propped sucker (from the same mother tree). I didn't intend to go for an exposed root but when I was repotting it I just really dug (lolpun) the gnarly roots it had So I figured I'd see what happens. The trunk itself is still pretty thin and straight but I kinda like the movement from the other branching. I decided to hold off on any major cuts until spring. I'm not sure I want to risk any bends on the straight portions of the trunk as I'm worried about a break. I'm more focused on seeing what I can learn from and do with those gnarly roots.
The last two images are of what I think is another crab. It just sprouted up in my yard a couple years ago. Again the roots are kind of interesting. They were more interesting before the bit in the middle broke off. I'm not sure if they died off or if I accidentally bumped them when trying to get in to water. I still don't really no how to distinguish an apple from a crabapplea and it hasn't fruited or flowered yet. I assume that's just because it's still too young?
