My first tree +

[Eckhoffw]

Technically, my first bonsai was a Christmas gift from my mother - amazon juniper.

This shimpaku is from a bonsai basics community Ed. Class by Lionel Flood.
First nursery stock to bonsai. Repot today. It spent 3 yrs in that.
Put it in this pot I made in a Community Ed pottery class.

 

[leatherback]

Nice tree but eh.. I thought you had several trees?

 

[Eckhoffw]

Nice tree but eh.. I thought you had several trees?

Thanks. Yeah lots in the works. All varying levels of mediocre. I don’t think this one is thriving. But it is my first go at it.

 

[Eckhoffw]

Doh. This is actually my first tree. I’ve had this tree in other posts but.... will include it here as well.
Amazon bonsai from my mother. 9 green box was the seller. 2 cuttings in a plastic bag.

here it is 16 months ago.
Today.

 

[Eckhoffw]

1st procumbent Nana. Photo update. White on white

 

[Eckhoffw]

Bonsai class shimpaku today.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Serious question please: Is bigger trunk desired at all? If so Bonsai pot is last place small tree should be but should be in grow box or ground for development.

 

[Eckhoffw]

Serious question please: Is bigger trunk desired at all? If so Bonsai pot is last place small tree should be but should be in grow box or ground for development.

Hmmm, never really thought of putting this one in a grow out container. The intro class was the type where you get a tree, repot and wire it into a small trainer.
You would grow it out bigger?

 

[luvinthemountains]

Hmmm, never really thought of putting this one in a grow out container. The intro class was the type where you get a tree, repot and wire it into a small trainer.
You would grow it out bigger?

Somebody else might know differently (maybe it is early enough to re-repot it) but I do not think it would be a good idea to take this out two days after a repot and pot it bigger. Also, it will take several years in a grow pot for a cutting this size to get very big at all. Why not enjoy this as it is and practice pruning/wiring, and get another shimpaku cutting for growing out? That is what I would do.

 

[Eckhoffw]

Somebody else might know differently (maybe it is early enough to re-repot it) but I do not think it would be a good idea to take this out two days after a repot and pot it bigger. Also, it will take several years in a grow pot for a cutting this size to get very big at all. Why not enjoy this as it is and practice pruning/wiring, and get another shimpaku cutting for growing out? That is what I would do.

Won’t be repotting this year. Was just repotted early this spring.
i’ve had this tree for over three years now and it is starting to show more age a little-which I like.
I may work the roots a little more next year and put in slightly bigger pot but want to keep it shohin size without chopping.
I do like the idea of just getting another shimpaku to grow out and do a bigger tree.

 

[Eckhoffw]

This one is going to the MN state fair next week. Crazy to see how little it’s grown in 4 years. I do like it though.

 

[Eckhoffw]

‘Lil Amazon procumbens Got a new pot today. This one was becoming very slow to drain. A little more room to grow.
Kept the moss.
The soil actually, pretty good, except for the top layer had turned to muck. So I raked it out.

I thought about putting this one on a dish or slab, but just decided to go safer route and use the unglazed pot In the new home.