Clicio
Masterpiece
Those are the worst.
Show us your trees first, gentlemen!
What is the one thing you most hate in bonsai (so far)?
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Show us your trees first, gentlemen!
Starfox
Masterpiece
Geography, Climate, the law etc.
While not exactly a part of bonsai they are all limiting factors.
While not exactly a part of bonsai they are all limiting factors.
Clicio
Masterpiece
Clicio
Masterpiece
Summers here kill much more trees than winters, believe me.
Kadebe
Chumono
Being a newbie who started 5 months ago and couldn't participate in workshops because of covid.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
I hate it when people hate on the word hate. Also, I hate pests and diseases.
Starfox
Masterpiece
Well for example collecting from the wild is totally illegal here and the letter of the law goes as far as saying taking cuttings or seed are prohibited too.
That even stretches to what are considered invasive species.
Technically the law here even prohibits taking material from your own property without having the correct license which certainly wouldn't be granted just because you want to remove it but only if the tree posed a threat to the house or boundary.
Of course one can be creative but for me it's certainly a limiting factor in acquiring better levels of stock.
clem
Omono
I hate it that on conifers/Pine I always take far too much off on first styling. I just can't seem to stop myself. I've killed my one and only pine, and it looks like i've done the same with a dwarf spruce. I don't have the same problem on deciduous.
I hate it that I can't find GOOD material on a budget.
I hate it that you have to have so much patience. (See first Line).
I hate it that some stuff doesn't make sense (Keep soil moist but don't let it get wet). Or just the vernacular used I don't fully understand yet (Chasing back the green).
I hate it that I see so many amazing trees on here, and think how the f##k did they do that!
I hate it that I LOVE it so much. If I didn't love it so much, I wouldn't hate it so much!!
edit: I do really love it though.
I hate it that I can't find GOOD material on a budget.
I hate it that you have to have so much patience. (See first Line).
I hate it that some stuff doesn't make sense (Keep soil moist but don't let it get wet). Or just the vernacular used I don't fully understand yet (Chasing back the green).
I hate it that I see so many amazing trees on here, and think how the f##k did they do that!
I hate it that I LOVE it so much. If I didn't love it so much, I wouldn't hate it so much!!
edit: I do really love it though.
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X2
I'm taking some tropicals south with me this winter as they took a beating last winter. Hope they survive the trip. Neighbor who is clueless will water outside stuff when I call him. Daughter w/4 kids will stop when she can to water whats left in the house.
I got into this when our last dog died and this was to be a less demanding to care for replacement. LOL
Dog was way easier!
Palltergeist
Seedling
The mistaken assumption that a mastery of horticultural technique and universal principles of design are a 'Japanese aesthetic'
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
'Taters. Nebari that look like the tree melted like a candle. Slanted trees that look like they were planted by a drunk. Forests of trees with different movements, as though they didn't all grow up in the same place. (Hi, I'm from Montana. Where the Hell am I?) "Bonsai" from seed that still have cotyledons. Offenses against nature, good taste and good sense.
Why are the Viet Cong following you????
Kadebe
Chumono
Isn't that called an informal upright?
Gabler
Masterpiece
Seriously? What's the rationale behind that? Habitat preservation? Then why not encourage taking invasive species? I'm literally a law student, and the more I learn, the more baffling it gets. It seems there's bizarre laws everywhere. Not just here in the States.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
People are crappy at identifying invasive species vss local species in the same family.
Most measures aimed at eradicating exotics by the public lead to load of killing of natives.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Same here. Having to do with keeping cities green, living species for birds insects etc.
Mind you, if you have a large property, people are not going to be concerned. Most of these sort of rules are put in place because of dense urban areas where houses on plots of 0.1 acre are considered to have a large garden.
I "hate" that leaves on most deciduous trees are way too big for my taste. No matter what you do, they can't be reduced to acceptable size for a bonsai tree. I "hate" that we are left with so few deciduous species: elms, zelkovas and hawthorns. Maybe i can add some maple and tropical(indoor) species on the list and that's it. While other deciduous trees such as hornbeam, beech, linden, oak, ash ... only look like a bonsai when they are leafless: 5 -7 months out of 12 months. In growing season most deciduous trees look like an average bush. A 500% + leaf reduction technique would make me really happy
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PiñonJ
Omono
Try it on your barbecue grill. Mine only gets to 500-600F and it works fine, especially for smaller gauges. I haven’t fully tested heavy gauges. I bought some #6 at a hardware store and it annealed, but I think it may need a little more time on the grill to get truly soft.
Gabler
Masterpiece
That's a really good point.
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