misfit11
Omono
Here's a hawthorn that I collected a few years ago and have yet to get into a bonsai pot. It has had some difficulty producing feeder root despite being in bonsai soil for a couple of years (lava rock, akadama, and pumice). I have been watering it with willow water. Last year I even made small cuts in the roots and rubbed rooting hormone in to stimulate root growth. Hopefully, I will have good results when I inspect the roots next spring.
The tree was a very tall straight, skinny thing when I collected it and had very little going for it. I was relatively new to bonsai and wanted to try collecting (please forgive me bonsai gurus for my indescertion!) I initially planted it in the ground for a season in order for it to recover and chopped it way down. This stimulated buds in (luckily) the perfect places on the trunk. When I dug it up I discovered the hollowed out ("cat-faced") section that existed just below the soil level. Below that there was decent nebari of which there was none to speak of at the previous planting position. I have just let it grow since in order for it to gain some much needed strength. Nonetheless, I think it has potential to be a nice tree someday.
Any comments, advice and criticisms are welcome and encouraged. Enjoy.
The tree was a very tall straight, skinny thing when I collected it and had very little going for it. I was relatively new to bonsai and wanted to try collecting (please forgive me bonsai gurus for my indescertion!) I initially planted it in the ground for a season in order for it to recover and chopped it way down. This stimulated buds in (luckily) the perfect places on the trunk. When I dug it up I discovered the hollowed out ("cat-faced") section that existed just below the soil level. Below that there was decent nebari of which there was none to speak of at the previous planting position. I have just let it grow since in order for it to gain some much needed strength. Nonetheless, I think it has potential to be a nice tree someday.
Any comments, advice and criticisms are welcome and encouraged. Enjoy.