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Adair M

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After:

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Granted, not much work! I removed wire and removed the leaves. I could cut back as well if I wanted, but doing so would reduce the number of flowers I’d get.

This one is still In The development stage, so that tall whip is a sacrifice branch I’m extending to get a bit of wood growth. I’ll eventually chop it to only an inch or two.

And after it blooms, everything gets cut back.
 

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Please tell me it is a benchidori!

Nice base. All mume? Or is there a transition to different rootstock?
 

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Please tell me it is a benchidori!

Nice base. All mume? Or is there a transition to different rootstock?
I can’t see any evidence of a graft. The base is all gnarly... as it should be!
 

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Thanks for sharing @Adair M ! That is an incredible base! would love to get my hands on one of those!

Can i please ask how this one was developed, or if you aren't aware what the most likely scenario might be?

i want guess that it was ground grown because of the size, but the low movement suggests somebody had bonsai in mind from the start? (otherwise if would be straight like a pole?) just guessing - very curious :)

i was told that in japan they fertilize them heavily with cow manure pucks (soaked in water, then the water is used), especially during development - is this something you do? or just standard fert?

Thank you!
 

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Thanks for sharing @Adair M ! That is an incredible base! would love to get my hands on one of those!

Can i please ask how this one was developed, or if you aren't aware what the most likely scenario might be?

i want guess that it was ground grown because of the size, but the low movement suggests somebody had bonsai in mind from the start? (otherwise if would be straight like a pole?) just guessing - very curious :)

i was told that in japan they fertilize them heavily with cow manure pucks (soaked in water, then the water is used), especially during development - is this something you do? or just standard fert?

Thank you!

Well, I don’t know how it was developed. Likely grown in the ground.

I use organic fertilizer, the “poo balls” from Japan that come in the big tins. And inorganic soil.
 
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