The trunk should be chopped to the soil line, and then allowed to slowly die.
Now that I have your attention, when is the next Toko Kazari?!?!?!
Seriously guys? This was from 2 years ago, and was meant to go with the few threads on the Toko Kazari that were circulating at that time.
This site and others have just been smoldering along since August. It is as though people have lost interest, or they are afraid to post anything. No one seems to post projects anymore and of course I understand the time of year, but; that really should not be a large problem for wiring projects, which can be accomplished in the winter.
There are still a few of us who post projects... I still find it nice to hear feedback and constructive critique. And I value that even if there is other stuff that goes along with it.
If blogs and Face book were gone this place would perk up...as it is there is nothing left here but trying to identify plants and save a half dead mallsai. Anyone doing bonsai on a semi elevated level does not post to a public forum anymore. The grief is just not worth the effort.
There is much going on in California right now with exhibits and swapmeets, and the wireing of trees. You won't see much of that here though... should be 61 and light clouds today.
I disagree Al. Though I don't have a blog I have not had enough interest to go and follow anyone in-particular. Face Book??? Though I post on FB I have found that this is not the ideal place to discuss technique and share beginnings and ends of projects. You post a picture of a tree and it goes right by if no one is paying attention.
I disagree too. In fact I just wrote a long blog post about the demise of forums and tweeted the link to my Facebook feed.
It seems it was a spammer that bumped this back to the top.
Now, who has a project to share so we can use it as an excuse to argue soils and inflame a few sensitive liberals?