Another Bald Cypress Repot

[Mellow Mullet]

I don't know if I started a thread on this one and I am too lazy to search for it, so hee's a new post. It got a repot and some new shoes yesterday and I got to use some power tools, too!

 

[Mellow Mullet]

 

[WNC Bonsai]

I have to do a similar root chop this spring on 5 that I put in a large plastic training pot last year after chopping them down from large nursery pots. I spaced them out fairly regularly to make it easier to separate them this year. They grew fairly well last year so I figure they should e strong enough to take a big root chop this year—photos at 11( no promises on the month or day).

 

[AaronThomas]

@Mellow Mullet
Curious... How long ago did you start the leader?

 

[Mellow Mullet]

@Mellow Mullet
Curious... How long ago did you start the leader?

The leader is two years old, I can get that much in a year, it did not grow much last year as was severely pot bound until I threw it in the blue tote, mid summmer.

 

[just.wing.it]

The leader is two years old, I can get that much in a year, it did not grow much last year as was severely pot bound until I threw it in the blue tote, mid summmer.

Hey MM!
How many years since the last root work?
That blue tub looks packed!

 

[AaronThomas]

The leader is two years old, I can get that much in a year, it did not grow much last year as was severely pot bound until I threw it in the blue tote, mid summmer.

It’s amazing how quickly they push roots...
Looking forward to seeing the progression of a couple of my trees that I started last year. You got a lot of growth in a short amount of time.... did you chip the leader last year?
Thanks

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Hey MM!
How many years since the last root work?
That blue tub looks packed!

Everything below the main mass around the trunk grew in 1/2 a summer. The mass around the trunk, about 3 seasons. I had neglected it for a couple of seasons and it had filled the oil drain pan to the point that it had almost pushed itself out, so I threw it into the blue tub with some old bonsai soil.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

It’s amazing how quickly they push roots...
Looking forward to seeing the progression of a couple of my trees that I started last year. You got a lot of growth in a short amount of time.... did you chip the leader last year?
Thanks

I did not clip it, waiting for it to get thicker.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

I found the thread I started on it: https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/bald-cypress-ii.22491/page-2

 

[AaronThomas]

thicker

Thanks!

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Update:

The new section really thickened up over the past couple of months so I decided to chop it. I find that mid summer is when BC really put on girth, especially when you keep them submerged.

Here it is before the chop, it is almost 10 feet tall:





First cut



Second Cut



The carnage



Finished product

 

[Mellow Mullet]

And less than a month later, lots of new leaders to choose from:

 

[roberthu]

Can you air layer a BC?

 

[Mellow Mullet]

I h

Can you air layer a BC?

I have not tried, they grow so fast, I never saw the need.

There are some who claim success, though.

 

[roberthu]

I h

I have not tried, they grow so fast, I never saw the need.

There are some who claim success, though.

Okay. I just thought the leader you cut off was decent size and it might be worth layering.