your first forrest

[defra]

The pot needed to be that deep because the trees came straight from the field with long taproots going down. After cutting them back a bit and leaving them in this pot for 2 years they should be ready for some more cutting back a more shallow pot.

We got time
Who was giving the class?

 

[Underdog]

you could have changed the angles on the sides some to let the outer tree's lean some

See... I'm just opposite. I see these forest sprawled out like a Porcupine. Little tiny round earth? I like a more upright forest. Slight outward leaning okay but... Only an opinion from a somewhat newbee.
Regardless Fonze. Looks GOOD!

 

[defra]

See... I'm just opposite. I see these forest sprawled out like a Porcupine. Little tiny round earth? I like a more upright forest. Slight outward leaning okay but... Only an opinion from a somewhat newbee.
Regardless Fonze. Looks GOOD!

I agree with you on the part that it must not look like a tiny earth and thats not what i ment!
Center should be straight but the edges of a forest as you say a slight outward leaning !
the trees on the edges slant a little to get more reach for light thats IMO a natural effect but could also just be a matter of taste

You are just as newbee as i am

 

[Underdog]

could also just be a matter of taste

Agreed for sure. I think The Fonz has a nice mix of both our taste

 

[Fonz]

We got time
Who was giving the class?

Thierry Quinchon, seems to be well know in Belgian bonsai circles

 

[Underdog]

 

[PeaceLoveBonsai]

This is a collection of European Beech I bought from @William N. Valavanis I then used his blog post as a guide. https://valavanisbonsaiblog.com/2014/03/28/creating-a-beech-forest-bonsai/



The pot set up

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The seedlings after a little root reduction

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Before pruning to shape
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After pruning

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This was a much tougher project than I thought it would be. What's the trick for tree placement? Since the roots have been cut back, it's very difficult to keep them upright, let alone think about placement.

All in all I'm happy with my first forest.

Updated:

 

[Bonsai toto]

september update. refer previous post #

 

[Starfox]

I can has forest too.

To be honest I wanted to split it up and let them grow individually but for once my wife actually likes this one so I am more than happy to keep it like this.
That said I hate the pot, I have two potential pots I can change to next repot although one maybe too shallow.

 

[defra]

I can has forest too.

To be honest I wanted to split it up and let them grow individually but for once my wife actually likes this one so I am more than happy to keep it like this.
That said I hate the pot, I have two potential pots I can change to next repot although one maybe too shallow.

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Nice ginko forest!
My wife loves my uglyest forest atempt too so i know exactly what you mean lol
You could easy improve it tough just add some tree's over the years

 

[Starfox]

Nice ginko forest!
My wife loves my uglyest forest atempt too so i know exactly what you mean lol
You could easy improve it tough just add some tree's over the years

Yeah I think that will be the plan as long as stock is available, I guess I could take some cuttings too.
I'm actually quite ok with the idea, it has totally grown on me so now need to work on getting some shape and reduction to the foliage.

 

[cdefoe]

here's some sedum hernandezii i had lying around : )

 

[Leprous Garden]

I love this thread, thank you all and keep posting!

 

[defra]

All the Forrest I posted in this thread are gone they had to little water and got toasted at some point

 

[Tentakelaertje]

Sad to hear Dennis
How's the rest of your trees?

 

[defra]

Sad to hear Dennis
How's the rest of your trees?

Thnx
Rest of them is doing fine its no big deal it were just some sticks in a pot

 

[Ryceman3]

Here's a trident forest I put together 2 years ago. It was the first one I ever attempted so it has a few issues but I remember being pretty stoked with it after I had finished planting it out ...


I have had a bit of time to watch it grow, move some stuff around and just think about how to improve it since. Here is how it currently looks...



I'm still pretty happy with the way it is progressing. Hopefully it will improve/develop just as much in the next 2 years as it did in it's first two. Looking forward to Spring, it really takes off then and I need to be on my toes to keep it under control.

 

[defra]

Here's a trident forest I put together 2 years ago. It was the first one I ever attempted so it has a few issues but I remember being pretty stoked with it after I had finished planting it out ...
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I have had a bit of time to watch it grow, move some stuff around and just think about how to improve it since. Here is how it currently looks...

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I'm still pretty happy with the way it is progressing. Hopefully it will improve/develop just as much in the next 2 years as it did in it's first two. Looking forward to Spring, it really takes off then and I need to be on my toes to keep it under control.

Prety nice for an first attempt!
I was kinda shocked.... No leaves spring hehhhh????
But you are in Australia lol so no worries
Realy cool to see the trunks thickened in those two years
Looking forward to a pic with leaves

 

[Tentakelaertje]

Thnx
Rest of them is doing fine its no big deal it were just some sticks in a pot

Haha okay so not super sad news then. Good! Still sucks to lose trees tho :/

 

[Underdog]

Still healthy and on its second flush. Still a long way from good yet. But it's fun and people love it who have no bonsai knowledge. LOL