mholt
Mame
Hello,
I'm new here and it's my first year getting into bonsai. I am posting a few virtuals that I came up with. They aren't of the best material but I need to start somewhere. Two are of Amur maples I purchased this fall at a garden center and the other is probably a Norway (growing on a neighbor's Property). The two Amurs are about 2.25" in trunk thickness and the other is probably around 3 or so. The only thing I've done with the Amurs this fall is remove about an inch of soil off the top and pot them up to 5 gallon containers. My first question is regarding the chops. Do you think I can obtain decent backbudding on these pieces and are the locations (of the chops) suitable for this growth? Secondly, do you think a near finished look similar to the virtuals is an obtainable or realistic goal within 5 years. The operations will take place in spring. Thank you for any input.
-Matt
I'm new here and it's my first year getting into bonsai. I am posting a few virtuals that I came up with. They aren't of the best material but I need to start somewhere. Two are of Amur maples I purchased this fall at a garden center and the other is probably a Norway (growing on a neighbor's Property). The two Amurs are about 2.25" in trunk thickness and the other is probably around 3 or so. The only thing I've done with the Amurs this fall is remove about an inch of soil off the top and pot them up to 5 gallon containers. My first question is regarding the chops. Do you think I can obtain decent backbudding on these pieces and are the locations (of the chops) suitable for this growth? Secondly, do you think a near finished look similar to the virtuals is an obtainable or realistic goal within 5 years. The operations will take place in spring. Thank you for any input.
-Matt