Cajunrider
Masterpiece
Well. I am going to be laughed at here by some but...
My goal for bonsai is my own enjoyment at piddling with trees in small pots. For some it is a profession, of course they will have to push everything to show ready ASAP. Mine will be slow and contemplative. Take my two oak trees and my ilex for examples. The oaks were dying in my friend's backyard among all his hurricane debris and broken tractors. The ilex grew along the fence on the roadside and the fence was blown down by hurricane. It took me 2-3 years and now I have 3 trees that have roots developed to be in shallow pots. Perhaps next year I will begin styling, wiring, and developing branches. When I die they may still be in pre-bonsai stage but I am happy with them.
Other examples are my BCs. @Mellow Mullet and @BillsBayou inspired me. I went to my friend backyard and collected a bunch of seeds. Now I have about 60 out on my land and 2 dozens in pots.
Those are just a few samples. The latest is @Pitoon who inspired me to look into Nippon daisy.
So in a few short years, I have sharpened my skills in horticulture and now am going into pre-bonsai with enthusiasm. I can't tell where I'm going with my bonsai. However, I have people like @Adair, @Brian Van Fleet and so many others here to show me what good bonsai are like (and how pity mine are hahaha).
All in all, I already got what I want in my bonsai practice - Joy!
So where are you going with your bonsai practice BNutters?
PS: I can't wait to show off my Guava bonsai a few years from now with huge fruits on a tiny tiny tree. There are bunjin bonsai and there are Nutjin (trademark) bonsai.
My goal for bonsai is my own enjoyment at piddling with trees in small pots. For some it is a profession, of course they will have to push everything to show ready ASAP. Mine will be slow and contemplative. Take my two oak trees and my ilex for examples. The oaks were dying in my friend's backyard among all his hurricane debris and broken tractors. The ilex grew along the fence on the roadside and the fence was blown down by hurricane. It took me 2-3 years and now I have 3 trees that have roots developed to be in shallow pots. Perhaps next year I will begin styling, wiring, and developing branches. When I die they may still be in pre-bonsai stage but I am happy with them.
Other examples are my BCs. @Mellow Mullet and @BillsBayou inspired me. I went to my friend backyard and collected a bunch of seeds. Now I have about 60 out on my land and 2 dozens in pots.
Those are just a few samples. The latest is @Pitoon who inspired me to look into Nippon daisy.
So in a few short years, I have sharpened my skills in horticulture and now am going into pre-bonsai with enthusiasm. I can't tell where I'm going with my bonsai. However, I have people like @Adair, @Brian Van Fleet and so many others here to show me what good bonsai are like (and how pity mine are hahaha).
All in all, I already got what I want in my bonsai practice - Joy!
So where are you going with your bonsai practice BNutters?
PS: I can't wait to show off my Guava bonsai a few years from now with huge fruits on a tiny tiny tree. There are bunjin bonsai and there are Nutjin (trademark) bonsai.
