Hey guys,
I paid $38 dollars for this Liquidambar Orientalis. I purchased it at the Bonsai-A-Thon convention which took place at Huntington Gardens in San Marino, CA. This tree had several problems with the most obvious being the cluttered apex which was starting to give the tree reverse taper. The branches on this tree are out of proportion and since I am aiming for thicker ones at the bottom and thinner branches higher up I removed all of them. Bad nebari structure, this tree has some very bad rootage and after repotting it I can tell that the soil in the pot is starting to break down so by next year I plan to repot again. I need to remove the remainder that is around the base which I think has caused some smaller surface roots to rot.
I paid $38 dollars for this Liquidambar Orientalis. I purchased it at the Bonsai-A-Thon convention which took place at Huntington Gardens in San Marino, CA. This tree had several problems with the most obvious being the cluttered apex which was starting to give the tree reverse taper. The branches on this tree are out of proportion and since I am aiming for thicker ones at the bottom and thinner branches higher up I removed all of them. Bad nebari structure, this tree has some very bad rootage and after repotting it I can tell that the soil in the pot is starting to break down so by next year I plan to repot again. I need to remove the remainder that is around the base which I think has caused some smaller surface roots to rot.