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agraham
Shohin
Ouch! If I'm "reading" this correctly, you lost them all?
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we collected 68 stumps. all are thriving today. will post some pictures of some beginning to look like bonsai
best wishes, sam
agraham
Shohin
Lazylightningny
Masterpiece
that's insane. it's like magic.
Lazylightningny
Masterpiece
Brian, that's amazing. I just bought my first pine, and I was wondering how you push the growth on the branches back in toward the trunk like that. That seems like one of the hardest things to do in bonsai.
tmmason10
Omono
Check out the link to his website in his signature, the answers are all there in PDF.
cascade
Shohin
cascade
Shohin
The process of letting the tree growing out was repeated over the last four to five years:
Now that the structure is there the tree will not grow out that much anymore. The ramification process continues. Next is wiring.
Best,
Dorothy
Now that the structure is there the tree will not grow out that much anymore. The ramification process continues. Next is wiring.
Best,
Dorothy
garywood
Chumono
Dorothy, this is such a GREAT response! How often do we hear, style and pinch.
october
Masterpiece
Even though the leaves are cut, these are the smallest leaves I have ever seen on a buttonwood. Also, the leaf size to trunk size proportion on this buttonwood is the best I have ever seen.
Rob
cascade
Shohin
cascade
Shohin
Rob, the tree is far from its potential. I am pretty sure leaf size will be at least half of what you see now. The ramification process is just now starting ( I count from the third generation on).
Best,
Dorothy
Nybonsai12
Masterpiece
I swear some of you in this thread must be part of some secret bonsai society that grants members access to incredible material. Amazing stuff.
nathanbs
Omono
One of my all time favs
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Here is one of my Japanese maples in development.
THE STOCK: Tree as purchased. [FALL 2009]
THE CONCEPT: Find a better trunk line and add possible second trunk to the design. [WINTER 2009]
THE EXECUTION: I took one of the tree's branches and turned it into a second trunk by method of air layering and grafting. The left small trunk is a root graft that will be cut off. [SPRING + SUMMER 2013]
THE STOCK: Tree as purchased. [FALL 2009]
THE CONCEPT: Find a better trunk line and add possible second trunk to the design. [WINTER 2009]
THE EXECUTION: I took one of the tree's branches and turned it into a second trunk by method of air layering and grafting. The left small trunk is a root graft that will be cut off. [SPRING + SUMMER 2013]
jkd2572
Masterpiece
You can get it, but it has a price tag that might make you cringe.
Nybonsai12
Masterpiece
I am trying to work on getting better at picking quality material that won't take 10 years just to get to the point of being ready to work. I initially bought stuff that i put in the ground and just have to let grow out for a while. I bought material with tons of flaws from garden centers and I thought "this will never be any good".
So now I am willing to spend more to get exactly what I am looking for. Sure I have to part with some cash, but like any hobby, you gotta pay to play. It's when I kill it that I really cringe.
And although many pics in this thread show how far some members have brought trees, I still say it is very difficult to find quality material, at least in the Northeast. And online vendors are helpful, but I still desire a larger selection of good stuff to oogle.
tmmason10
Omono
I am trying to work on getting better at picking quality material that won't take 10 years just to get to the point of being ready to work. I initially bought stuff that i put in the ground and just have to let grow out for a while. I bought material with tons of flaws from garden centers and I thought "this will never be any good".
So now I am willing to spend more to get exactly what I am looking for. Sure I have to part with some cash, but like any hobby, you gotta pay to play. It's when I kill it that I really cringe.
And although many pics in this thread show how far some members have brought trees, I still say it is very difficult to find quality material, at least in the Northeast. And online vendors are helpful, but I still desire a larger selection of good stuff to oogle.
I am in the same stage and completely agreed with all your points. It's pretty expensive here for subpar material. I'm sure Rob will chime in with the same.
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