Desertfish
Sapling
I just dug this up last week. it started as a seed from a tree two houses down about 10 years ago. It was growing to close to my front porch so I cut it back 5 years ago getting read to remove it. Forgot about it and then it started getting to big again and cut it back once more. This was way before i even considered trying to pursue Bonsai.
Now it feels like I hit the jack pot. Its about 4 feet tall with about a 9-10 inch burl. I transferred it to a bag and trimmed a back a bit. Now its sitting in the shade getting its time to recover. It grows like a weed. In a month or so when I see that it is stronger I will move it back to the spot its been and cut back again next year. I have it in a good home made mix of organic soil. Staying with what i know on this one while its training to the pot. Its a beautiful tree I want to take my time with this one. I have another that started about 6 years ago now in a pot and 2 and a half feet tall.
This is right after getting out of the ground...
The root ball before I cleared away the original soil and rinsed the roots...
The burl of the tree before I cover most of it on the soil...
The tree in its bag.. If you look to the top right of this picture you can see the Parent tree.
Now it feels like I hit the jack pot. Its about 4 feet tall with about a 9-10 inch burl. I transferred it to a bag and trimmed a back a bit. Now its sitting in the shade getting its time to recover. It grows like a weed. In a month or so when I see that it is stronger I will move it back to the spot its been and cut back again next year. I have it in a good home made mix of organic soil. Staying with what i know on this one while its training to the pot. Its a beautiful tree I want to take my time with this one. I have another that started about 6 years ago now in a pot and 2 and a half feet tall.
This is right after getting out of the ground...
The root ball before I cleared away the original soil and rinsed the roots...
The burl of the tree before I cover most of it on the soil...
The tree in its bag.. If you look to the top right of this picture you can see the Parent tree.