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this is my little hinoki obtusa nana wich i styled some months ago
Hinoki Fun
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Wilson
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I picked up this little one for cheap, should be fun to develop. It seems to have nice foliage tight to the trunk line, so I went with it!
MikeBF
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Great for a slant style of bonsai. You have a good eye for picking a tree with a nice branch structure and line. I would be a bit concerned about the trunk, but it is workable.
Wilson
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Mine has not been real happy since I got her last year. I basically slipped it into a similar but slightly larger flower pot without disturbing the root ball and filled with oil dry potting soil mix. It was the end of last May. The pics in post 2 show the rootball. I've tried more water, less water, ferts but it just glares back at me with a pissed off look.
I think I need to get into the roots but scared off by the conifer (is this?) complications of half bare rooting no hosing ect... also three dead spruce from last year by being to aggressive.
Some of my favorite advisers are on this thread and I ask you... What can I do and when to the roots?
Thanks all.
I found this source but scares me. Kinda like the tree.
Do you guys agree?
>>Since this tree is fast growing it is possible that you might need to repot every other year, often removing about one-third to one-half the root mass. You will need to determine the repotting schedule based on your specific tree. In any case, make sure the container used is not too big, which would cause problems with the soil remaining too wet.
Can I saw off the roots that much? It needs something...
I think I need to get into the roots but scared off by the conifer (is this?) complications of half bare rooting no hosing ect... also three dead spruce from last year by being to aggressive.
Some of my favorite advisers are on this thread and I ask you... What can I do and when to the roots?
Thanks all.
I found this source but scares me. Kinda like the tree.
Do you guys agree?
>>Since this tree is fast growing it is possible that you might need to repot every other year, often removing about one-third to one-half the root mass. You will need to determine the repotting schedule based on your specific tree. In any case, make sure the container used is not too big, which would cause problems with the soil remaining too wet.
Can I saw off the roots that much? It needs something...
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MikeBF
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Starter material eventually becomes larger material. After all, the trunk and the nebari are the foundation of a tree. I see a tiny trunk and then a small branch above it to the left, and to the right--at a 45 degree angle--the "leader" with many nice branches. Otherwise, a nice looking shape to the rest of the tree. Doesn't every tree have its pros and cons?
Vance Wood
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Right now you need to keep the tree alive and prospering. I am thinking that what you have the tree planted in might be a little too austre for its liking. Hinokis like a more organc soil mix. If organic is what it was planted in and you subjected it to a more gritty soil mix that may be your problem; two uneven soil mixes, and an inequity of soil draining.
