My year around bonsai work in the Inland Empire, CA

[bonhe]

This JBP was transplanted this morning. I need to change it to bigger pot.


soil is pumice: akadama: mini pine bark: ground fir with ratio 2:1:1:1. This mixture was mixed with active charcoal , ratio 10:1. Humic acid granules was scattered into above mixture .

It took me about 30 minutes to get the tree out of old pot !


There are a thick root pad at the bottom !


I removed distal third and outer third of roots. Then I used chopstick to remove old soil around the remaining part.

I placed a thin layer of large pumice into the bottom of the pot. Then poured the soil in.
After the tree was placed into the pot, soil was put in; then the tree was kept in place with twine! After that, soil was watered with Haws can.






The lower trunk bark was cracked: sign of trunk diameter is expanding!


The tree was placed into the “recovery” area: no direct sunlight; humidity provided by automatic misting system. It will need 6 weeks to get out of this area.

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[Mayank]

This JBP was transplanted this morning. I need to change it to bigger pot.
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soil is pumice: akadama: mini pine bark: ground fir with ratio 2:1:1:1. This mixture was mixed with active charcoal , ratio 10:1. Humic acid granules was scattered into above mixture .

It took me about 30 minutes to get the tree out of old pot !
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There are a thick root pad at the bottom !
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I removed distal third and outer third of roots. Then I used chopstick to remove old soil around the remaining part.

I placed a thin layer of large pumice into the bottom of the pot. Then poured the soil in.
After the tree was placed into the pot, soil was put in; then the tree was kept in place with twine! After that, soil was watered with Haws can.
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The lower trunk bark was cracked: sign of trunk diameter is expanding!
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The tree was placed into the “recovery” area: no direct sunlight; humidity provided by automatic misting system. It will need 6 weeks to get out of this area.

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Lovely tree. I really like it! I actually thought that the original pot size was just fine but you're probably trying to grow it out more? I also feel that the pine motif on the pot is kinda redundant but hey as long as you like it. Really do like this tree though.

 

[namnhi]

This flowering peach is preparing to greet Spring God! February 1st, 2022 is Vietnamese New Year ( Tết cổ truyền). This flowering peach never fail to bloom in Tết! In our tradition, one will be lucky when there is flowers on this special day.
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Full of flowering buds !
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2 of them are showing the pink petals!
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Just lovely!

 

[bonhe]

Lovely tree. I really like it! I actually thought that the original pot size was just fine but you're probably trying to grow it out more? I also feel that the pine motif on the pot is kinda redundant but hey as long as you like it. Really do like this tree though.

Thanks for your opinion.
Yeah, this pot has other motif, too.


I should have used the orchid motif for the front, but I forgot about it . I will use it in the next transplant.
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[bonhe]

Vietnamese New Year was celebrated with these .






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[bonhe]

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[bonhe]

This time of the year, cork elm starts pushing out the new leaves. For the beginner, Elm is one of the best species to train for bonsai ( Si Nguyen told me about it when I first jumped into this hobby in 2007). Wait, already 14 years into this excellent journey! Time is flying! Elm is hard to be killed, easy to be trained, to be propagated and more importantly it can be turned into the beautiful bonsai!
If you just let elm pot stayed in one place on the ground for 2 years, its roots will escape from the pot, down to ground. From this, you can get the new tree growing up from the root beneath. When the young tree is big enough for training, then you just dig it up. You can get the nice prebonsai specimen in few years!
Like this cork elm appeared from the ground about 3 years ago. I kept trimming it down since . This morning it is ready to be dug for bonsai training.


It was taken out in 3-4 minutes


I used pruners to cut through its trunk beneath the roots . Next year, another tree should appear in the same spot ! Its trunk already had a nice taper.


It was placed into 1 gallon container. I used the old soil from other bonsai transplant in the past .


So, let try elm for bonsai
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[bonhe]

I pulled this dwarf pomegranate out of the ground this morning for bonsai training journey! I threw a dwarf pomegranate fruit on the ground few years ago to get seedlings. I can’t believe that even though I have extensive pomegranate bonsai collection, but I don’t have dwarf one yet !. It is the time, now!

With small trees on ground, I always try to pull them out in stead of using shovels. It is much faster!. However, I always do this if the tree species are fine for that action!



This tree is a good example for inverted cutting written by me on this forum in the past . The main root at yellow line was cut off


Here it is


It was inverted in 180 degrees. How nice is a little tree with excellent taper !!’


I used it as cutting. I used a one gallon water bottle cut around the wall at superior third. Then made multiple small holes at the bottom of bottle. Then filled it up with used bonsai soil saved from previous transplants. The inverted root was inserted into the soil in 45 degrees .


After watering it, I put the upper part of bottle back. Now I have a little green house .


It is placed at shady place for now. I will water it as needed .

So, from one tree, now I have 2

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[bonhe]

One of my friends just gifted me this Fuji cherry more than one month ago. I love flowering cherry long time ago but never wanted to try it in my weather area which is hot and dry! As soon as I received it via mail, I transplanted it to current pot . So far so good ! Even its blooming finished 2 months ago according to my friend, but it gave me the first flower yesterday! I am so excited!


I recognized the flowers in bundle of 2-3 !

I also found out that the new shoots emerged from the base of either primary or secondary branches !

Still have a lot of things to learn from this tree but I firmly believe I am able to make it not only survive but healthy in my area !

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[Crazy Diamond]

I pulled this dwarf pomegranate out of the ground this morning for bonsai training journey! I threw a dwarf pomegranate fruit on the ground few years ago to get seedlings. I can’t believe that even though I have extensive pomegranate bonsai collection, but I don’t have dwarf one yet !. It is the time, now!

With small trees on ground, I always try to pull them out in stead of using shovels. It is much faster!. However, I always do this if the tree species are fine for that action!

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This tree is a good example for inverted cutting written by me on this forum in the past . The main root at yellow line was cut off
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Here it is
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It was inverted in 180 degrees. How nice is a little tree with excellent taper !!’
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I used it as cutting. I used a one gallon water bottle cut around the wall at superior third. Then made multiple small holes at the bottom of bottle. Then filled it up with used bonsai soil saved from previous transplants. The inverted root was inserted into the soil in 45 degrees .
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After watering it, I put the upper part of bottle back. Now I have a little green house .
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It is placed at shady place for now. I will water it as needed .

So, from one tree, now I have 2

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You have success inverting the growing direction in root cuttings?

 

[bonhe]

You have success inverting the growing direction in root cuttings?

It is still too early to know if it survives or not . The night time temperature is still below 60 F in my area . Thanks for asking .
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[bonhe]

I did cutting on flowering type pomegranate today. This is white flower pomegranate.



there are 2 flower buds


I removed all


After watering, I used plastic bag to cover whole pot and placed the pot in shady place. I will watch the bag every day from now and will water it as needed. The bag will be removed when the young shoot is about 10 cm in length.


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[Carol 83]

This is white flower pomegranate.

I had no idea there was such a thing. I have really come to love them, mine bloomed most if the winter.

 

[bonhe]

I had no idea there was such a thing. I have really come to love them, mine bloomed most if the winter.

Many people don’t know much about this. There are 2 types of pome basically. One is flowering pome which only gives flowers , no fruit ( if one gets fruit, the owner is considered as a luckiest person likes winning a big lottery). Another one is fruiting pome which obviously gives flowers first then fruit .

How can you recognize which one is which ?
Very easy if you just look at its flower bud: flowering pome has a diamond shape ; the fruiting one has an oblong shape .



If it already is in blooming, look at the flowers: the flowering one has multiple petals ; the fruiting one has a single petals


How is about the tree doesn’t have flower buds or flowers ? This, you need experience to recognize if it is flowering type or not , basing on its branch growth characteristics!
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[AlainK]

I'm not sure what "Fuji cherry" is, it's a Prunus, OK, but there are so many. Do you know the botanical name ?

This one appears pink, but fades to almost white when the flowers mature (Prunus 'Accolade, sargentii x subhirtella). I think it's close to what you have.

I don't want to steal your thread. Two root cuttings I already posted, the second one is 2 years old : so knowing the care you take with your trees and the skills we've all seen, I'm sure you can "make something of it".

 

[leatherback]

I'm not sure what "Fuji cherry" is, it's a Prunus, OK, but there are so many. Do you know the botanical name ?

prunus incisa 'kojo no mai'

 

[bonhe]

I'm not sure what "Fuji cherry" is, it's a Prunus, OK, but there are so many. Do you know the botanical name ?

This one appears pink, but fades to almost white when the flowers mature (Prunus 'Accolade, sargentii x subhirtella). I think it's close to what you have.

I don't want to steal your thread. Two root cuttings I already posted, the second one is 2 years old : so knowing the care you take with your trees and the skills we've all seen, I'm sure you can "make something of it".

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Thanks for your kind words AlainK.
I googled Fuji cherry and found scientific name is Prunus incisa. Its swollen flower bud has pink color and it flower has white color. Your flower charateristic is very nice! I really like your little tree with flowers !
This is the leaf.

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[AlainK]

This is the leaf.

Andt his is the prolem.

It's very hard to reduce the leaves...

 

[AlainK]

prunus incisa 'kojo no mai'

Oh, that one....

 

[bonhe]

Andt his is the prolem.

It's very hard to reduce the leaves...

I am not really care about leaf reduction because I just want to enjoy flowers . It is like ume. Its leaf size is really big, but just flower !
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