BalconyBonsai
Yamadori
Hello,
last fall I picked up this Japanese white Pine var. Negishi at a plant center for a steal, around $70 which to me seemed very cheap for a tree of this size.
Anyway, my initial thought was to turn it into a smaller bonsai, but my thought now is to keep it as a potted tree, but quite big but also still styled in a simlar fashion to a traditional Pine Bonsai. Something even vaguely similar to the large white pines that Bonsai plaza sells(under the category Garden tree) would be a (very)long term goal. For example:
Sorry for posting a link and not the photos but since I don't own the rights to the pictures, it doesn't feel right to post them directly here. There is a big difference in the girth of the trunks and main branches compared to my tree, but I assume it just needs to grow, a lot. One issue I don't know what to do with though is that there are a lot of places, both on individual branches and on the trunk where there are between 5-10 branches sticking out from the same place in a radial fashion. This has of course caused swelling in these places. Now I'm not sure how to proceed... from what I have learned regarding bonsai so far is that you generally don't want more than 2 branches coming out in the same place. So I guess I should remove some of them, but then the swelling in that place becomes more obvious. Also, the branches coming out at these places vary with some being very short and thin and others long and thicker. I guess it would make sense to keep the thicker, more developed ones but many times these have a long section without any foliage closest to the trunk which makes it look less lush. Is it then better to remove the strong growing ones to put energy into the smaller ones keeping the foliage more dense?
Also, when it comes to creating the shape and pads of a big tree like the one in the link, is it reasonable to assume that that is created using the same techniques as for bonsai trees like wiring etc.?
Here are some pictures of my tree:
This is basically my first pine so I don't have any experience with developing these apart from what I have watched on youtube. So any other general tips would be appreciated!
last fall I picked up this Japanese white Pine var. Negishi at a plant center for a steal, around $70 which to me seemed very cheap for a tree of this size.
Anyway, my initial thought was to turn it into a smaller bonsai, but my thought now is to keep it as a potted tree, but quite big but also still styled in a simlar fashion to a traditional Pine Bonsai. Something even vaguely similar to the large white pines that Bonsai plaza sells(under the category Garden tree) would be a (very)long term goal. For example:
Japanese white pine, 150 cm, ± 35 years old
Pinus parviflora | 1500 x 1300 x 1300 mm | Origin: Japan | In a pot with a capacity of 300 liters
www.bonsaiplaza.com
Sorry for posting a link and not the photos but since I don't own the rights to the pictures, it doesn't feel right to post them directly here. There is a big difference in the girth of the trunks and main branches compared to my tree, but I assume it just needs to grow, a lot. One issue I don't know what to do with though is that there are a lot of places, both on individual branches and on the trunk where there are between 5-10 branches sticking out from the same place in a radial fashion. This has of course caused swelling in these places. Now I'm not sure how to proceed... from what I have learned regarding bonsai so far is that you generally don't want more than 2 branches coming out in the same place. So I guess I should remove some of them, but then the swelling in that place becomes more obvious. Also, the branches coming out at these places vary with some being very short and thin and others long and thicker. I guess it would make sense to keep the thicker, more developed ones but many times these have a long section without any foliage closest to the trunk which makes it look less lush. Is it then better to remove the strong growing ones to put energy into the smaller ones keeping the foliage more dense?
Also, when it comes to creating the shape and pads of a big tree like the one in the link, is it reasonable to assume that that is created using the same techniques as for bonsai trees like wiring etc.?
Here are some pictures of my tree:
This is basically my first pine so I don't have any experience with developing these apart from what I have watched on youtube. So any other general tips would be appreciated!