Mike Corazzi
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Well, it is. Nothing else to report on it. It's starting to bloom and that's about it. 
Crabapple starting to bloom.
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JudyB
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Pretty color, what is the variety?
Mike Corazzi
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Bustripia Freebiana.
We went on a bonsai club bus trip to various gardens and nurseries.
On the trip back, while quaffing the complimentary booze, I .... WON
.... it in a drawing.It was an air layer with the ...basic.... shape it has now. I kept it in the pumice all last year.
Looked for a blue pot. Found one.
Kinda reminds me of ikebana all sticky uppy floral like it is.
Mike Corazzi
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Oh, I did have to chop that left leg of the Y.
Curved, stupid looking thing. Carved it afterwards.
Curved, stupid looking thing. Carved it afterwards.
Leo in N E Illinois
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Nicely done
Mike Corazzi
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Okay.... pretty darn close to FULL bloom.
vp999
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Nice! I have 3 and 1 is leafing and the other 2 still budding.
Warpig
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Looks great with the red velvet backdrop.
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Don't tell anyone it's a blankie.Looks great with the red velvet backdrop.
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This is a nice tree Mike.
For the pot, I would eventually move it to a round pot where the rim of the pot would be equal to or wider than the depth of the pot. I would still use a glazed pot. This one, the tall blue cascade, is not bad, but really does not match the style for the tree. Maybe a pot like one of the ones below.
by Ching-wen Chen 7.75 inches diameter x 2.5 inches depth
by Lynn August - 2 inches deep x 5 inches diameter
By Koyo - 5.6 x 5.6 x 2.4 inches
For the pot, I would eventually move it to a round pot where the rim of the pot would be equal to or wider than the depth of the pot. I would still use a glazed pot. This one, the tall blue cascade, is not bad, but really does not match the style for the tree. Maybe a pot like one of the ones below.
by Ching-wen Chen 7.75 inches diameter x 2.5 inches depth
by Lynn August - 2 inches deep x 5 inches diameter
By Koyo - 5.6 x 5.6 x 2.4 inches
penumbra
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Heed what Leo said. My first thought was pretty tree. My second was pot's all wrong. I can't separate the two. Pot brings tree down imo.
the two. Pot brings tree down imo.
Mike Corazzi
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Noted. Just couldn't find a slab that worked. 
penumbra
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I love trees on slabs, but not this one. It needs a refined lower pot imo.
Mike Corazzi
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That's why I mentioned ikebana a few posts above. I think it's closer to that than bonsai.
Is there an ikebana-nut site?
penumbra
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That is very perceptive. I missed that.
Mike Corazzi
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The "tree" was an air layer and spent the past year in deep pumice developing roots. When removed for pot, the roots were distributed along the length of the stick bottom. Part of my pot choice was to bury that root area.
Plus I kinda liked it for the tall skinny flower display.
Too bad the blooms are so short lived but even with only leaves for most of year, I still enjoy the look.
Plus I kinda liked it for the tall skinny flower display.
Too bad the blooms are so short lived but even with only leaves for most of year, I still enjoy the look.
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I get the Ikibana look.
Like I said, pot choice is not horrible.
And if you decide to develop it as a weeping tree, the pot would be perfect. To get a crab apple to weep, you need to use wire, and wire down every branch. It can work nicely.
Just offered options to pick up a more bonsai feel rather than a ikibana feel. But I do like the abstract nature of Ikibana.
I definitely would not use a slab. That would be a "step to rustic" for a tree that is enjoyed for the refined beauty of its flowers.
Like I said, pot choice is not horrible.
And if you decide to develop it as a weeping tree, the pot would be perfect. To get a crab apple to weep, you need to use wire, and wire down every branch. It can work nicely.
Just offered options to pick up a more bonsai feel rather than a ikibana feel. But I do like the abstract nature of Ikibana.
I definitely would not use a slab. That would be a "step to rustic" for a tree that is enjoyed for the refined beauty of its flowers.
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