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pandacular
Masterpiece
Fidur
Chumono
Today I took a pic of my chamaecyparis thyoides "red star":
4 years ago, it looked like this:
4 years ago, it looked like this:
Tidal Bonsai
Omono
I got around to photographing this accent today. I found this piece of driftwood out in the wild a few months ago, applied wood hardener and got it prepped to be an accent planter. This composition of Oriental bittersweet, dwarf ferns, and sedum is held together by my first ever batch of muck I made using Michael Hagedorn’s recipe. So stoked to see it grow and develop this season 
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Cut seed pods and did some thinning/trimming on 3 of my azaleas. Probably need to do some hard pruning on some or all of these next spring.
Jrmcmich
Chumono
Gave juniper a haircut today.
Jetson1950
Sapling
Premna’s getting their biweekly hair cut. The big guy and his little sister with the cottages. She is a limb cut off the big guy about 3 years ago to make a Shohin. They really grow fast this time of year.
Also packing today. Headed to Texas this week for big family reunion. Home is San Saba, Tex. San Saba Texas is pretty much ground zero for a lot of the flooding. Everyone I know is okay, but a lot are isolated till the flood waters recede. San Saba River is still rising with more rain in the area. On a positive note, if I find any trees to bring home, the ground will be nice and soft to dig them up.
Also packing today. Headed to Texas this week for big family reunion. Home is San Saba, Tex. San Saba Texas is pretty much ground zero for a lot of the flooding. Everyone I know is okay, but a lot are isolated till the flood waters recede. San Saba River is still rising with more rain in the area. On a positive note, if I find any trees to bring home, the ground will be nice and soft to dig them up.
shohin_branches
Omono
Did a rainy shift at the Lynden collection.
Pruned up a boxwood
Had to hide in the building because of the rain
Also found the chipmunk's stash in a hornbeam. There were a lot of sunflower seeds packed in there!
Pruned up a boxwood
Had to hide in the building because of the rain
Also found the chipmunk's stash in a hornbeam. There were a lot of sunflower seeds packed in there!
Fidur
Chumono
Today, I planted a litlle leptospermum cutting in the base (to the left) of this juniper over rock. The little plants in the base are alissum, and I can´t wait to see them bloom (next week I hope)
ZombieNick
Shohin
Trimmed up my Chinese Elm. This started as a basic S-shaped mallsai and I made a lot of beginner mistakes on it. Over the past few years I have been trying to correct those mistakes, though I've made others, like missing the repotting window two years in a row.
oranjeaap
Sapling
Today I witnessed why these two species are known for their vigor.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
make sure you thin them out and do not leave clusters of branches in a spot.
oranjeaap
Sapling
I was still editing my post to add some information but keep getting an error so here is the missing text instead:
Photo 1: Ulmus Glabra (Scots Elm):
This was a 15ft long sucker that grew from the parent tree that is part of my hedge. The tree is competing with several Field Maples for sunlight hence the weird long sucker that was completely void of branches and movement. I was about the remove it completely but I noticed near the bottom it had some character. So left it to about knee height to see if it could develop some interesting branching while still in the ground, might make a future bonsai. That was about 6 weeks ago.
Photo 2:
This is a Field Maple that started growing underneath several large flowering bushes. It could not remain there so it had to go. It was just a 6ft long branch without any ramification that was twisting it's way through some bushes trying to find some sunlight. I cut it back, dug it up with hardly any roots still intact. I was about to bin it but then decided I liked the movement and might aswell put it in a pot and see if it might survive. That was not even 3 weeks ago!! It's too soon to tell if it will survive at all but atleast it's showing signs of life.
Talking about the Elm: I left 50cm of trunk measured from the ground. The diamater is 4cm and there is hardly any taper. So there is little doubt it will need to be chopped down further at some point. So knowing I will chop it down further, can I leave the entire cluster near the apex to help thicken the trunk or would that be counter productive?
I might aswell start a seperate thread about the elm anyway.
Photo 1: Ulmus Glabra (Scots Elm):
This was a 15ft long sucker that grew from the parent tree that is part of my hedge. The tree is competing with several Field Maples for sunlight hence the weird long sucker that was completely void of branches and movement. I was about the remove it completely but I noticed near the bottom it had some character. So left it to about knee height to see if it could develop some interesting branching while still in the ground, might make a future bonsai. That was about 6 weeks ago.
Photo 2:
This is a Field Maple that started growing underneath several large flowering bushes. It could not remain there so it had to go. It was just a 6ft long branch without any ramification that was twisting it's way through some bushes trying to find some sunlight. I cut it back, dug it up with hardly any roots still intact. I was about to bin it but then decided I liked the movement and might aswell put it in a pot and see if it might survive. That was not even 3 weeks ago!! It's too soon to tell if it will survive at all but atleast it's showing signs of life.
Talking about the Elm: I left 50cm of trunk measured from the ground. The diamater is 4cm and there is hardly any taper. So there is little doubt it will need to be chopped down further at some point. So knowing I will chop it down further, can I leave the entire cluster near the apex to help thicken the trunk or would that be counter productive?
I might aswell start a seperate thread about the elm anyway.
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Kievnstavick
Chumono
I trimmed my Zelkova serrata. I was surprised to see how much of the foliage was just extensions. I made some minor corrections to branch structure, but left it to somewhat recover.
I also did some pruning on my zelkova seedlings. This is the most vigourious of my 3 year old seedlings. In the fall, I plan to give it some more movement. I just did pruning to set up for future growth and give me options next year to work around
I also did some pruning on my zelkova seedlings. This is the most vigourious of my 3 year old seedlings. In the fall, I plan to give it some more movement. I just did pruning to set up for future growth and give me options next year to work around
WIlliam_Butler_Yeets
Mame
made kusamono at bonsai club last night
Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
About 80% done thinning this one
Fidur
Chumono
Today I've been playing a bit with the photoroom app....
Ruddigger
Omono
Made some progress on this large Itoigawa.
