Shogun610
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Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
Scrogdor
Chumono
Finally started the air layer on this Chinese elm. Always forget to take pictures of the underneath before I wrap it up. My cleanest one yet though, was able to peal the section off in one go!
Mix of sphagnum moss, akadama, and some other materials. Layer of moss on top as well.
Mix of sphagnum moss, akadama, and some other materials. Layer of moss on top as well.
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Bonsai Forest
Omono
Began small and detailed projects, focusing on short and tight growth with attention to shape of apex.
Kievnstavick
Shohin
I finally got some time to get to repotting this Zelkova. A little later then I would have liked, but the tree leafed out super quick once I noticed the buds swelling. It's interesting to see one side so much more vigorous then the other.
Anyways, my goal was to get it into a fresh mix as water was not percolating well and to attempt lowering the tree in the pot.
I discovered that the main issue with my percolation had to due with the mat of roots completely taking up the bottom portion of the pot. I was sort of expecting a densely packed root ball to be the biggest culprit, but it was fairly "open." I also found some heavily compacted clay (from the field I would assume) surrounding the main roots that I was able to excavate.
I was able to finally see what was happening down below and figure out what I could do to lower it. I was intially expecting a dead center as that is what it appears like above. Turned out the trunk went to the bottom of the pot more or less. It did have some pretty cool looking roots growing out of the callus rolling over the old wound. I sawed off about 1.5 inches of the bottom trunk, taking care to protect the smaller roots growing in the area. Since it was such a large wound, I thought it was best to put cut paste over it.
I would still like to get the tree to sit lower then it is currently especially as I would like a slightly thinner pot in the future, but for now I want the tree to recover and produce more roots higher up the root zone.
I would have preferred to put it in a slightly larger and deeper pot to facilitate recovered and for root production, but it was either this or an Anderson flat. So I opted to just put it back in the pot.
Outside of a handful more small "stock" trees (with one fully in need of a repot), I am done with my repotting. Still waiting on two more trees to show signs of waking up.
Anyways, my goal was to get it into a fresh mix as water was not percolating well and to attempt lowering the tree in the pot.
I discovered that the main issue with my percolation had to due with the mat of roots completely taking up the bottom portion of the pot. I was sort of expecting a densely packed root ball to be the biggest culprit, but it was fairly "open." I also found some heavily compacted clay (from the field I would assume) surrounding the main roots that I was able to excavate.
I was able to finally see what was happening down below and figure out what I could do to lower it. I was intially expecting a dead center as that is what it appears like above. Turned out the trunk went to the bottom of the pot more or less. It did have some pretty cool looking roots growing out of the callus rolling over the old wound. I sawed off about 1.5 inches of the bottom trunk, taking care to protect the smaller roots growing in the area. Since it was such a large wound, I thought it was best to put cut paste over it.
I would still like to get the tree to sit lower then it is currently especially as I would like a slightly thinner pot in the future, but for now I want the tree to recover and produce more roots higher up the root zone.
I would have preferred to put it in a slightly larger and deeper pot to facilitate recovered and for root production, but it was either this or an Anderson flat. So I opted to just put it back in the pot.
Outside of a handful more small "stock" trees (with one fully in need of a repot), I am done with my repotting. Still waiting on two more trees to show signs of waking up.
Potted up my 3 JBPs from @cmeg1 and 1 from Kaede Bonsai-en.
The three were sitting sank in the same pot with bonsai soil and the plastic still around the rockwool blocks. Interesting that one of them did not have any roots developing at the bottom. We'll see how it does with plastic gone and surrounded by soul. The seedling was slip potted and had a lot of mycorrhiza all over the roots. All were outside for a couple weeks now.
The three were sitting sank in the same pot with bonsai soil and the plastic still around the rockwool blocks. Interesting that one of them did not have any roots developing at the bottom. We'll see how it does with plastic gone and surrounded by soul. The seedling was slip potted and had a lot of mycorrhiza all over the roots. All were outside for a couple weeks now.
namnhi
Masterpiece
Enjoying the beautiful weather before the heat starts to pick up. We could see the first 90 for 2024 on Wednesday next week.
shohin_branches
Shohin
Still recovering from surgery.
Writing out tags to put in the bonsai trees that need to be repotted and trying to find ways to lure my bonsai friends to my house to repot trees. What are good bribes besides beer and whatever elms and mulberry trees they can dig out of my yard?
I've graduated to eating turkey. Waiting for my girlfriend to get home from the store so I can use a laser pointer to tell her which trees to put these in.
Writing out tags to put in the bonsai trees that need to be repotted and trying to find ways to lure my bonsai friends to my house to repot trees. What are good bribes besides beer and whatever elms and mulberry trees they can dig out of my yard?
I've graduated to eating turkey. Waiting for my girlfriend to get home from the store so I can use a laser pointer to tell her which trees to put these in.
Paradox
Imperial Masterpiece
Didn't post this earlier but this is a what I did this week... 
Took these 3 European beech I got from Bill Valvanis to my bonsai club meeting to pot them up. Got 2 done but didn't have enough soil so had to finish the last one today.
Also repotted this Kazan azalea also from Bill
Took these 3 European beech I got from Bill Valvanis to my bonsai club meeting to pot them up. Got 2 done but didn't have enough soil so had to finish the last one today.
Also repotted this Kazan azalea also from Bill
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leatherback
The Treedeemer
tip to get more roots higher up, make sure you provide the right conditions. You can even consider a tourniquette around the roots an inch from the substrate surface and trigger new side-roots so next your you can plant at the desired depth:
Paradox
Imperial Masterpiece
As for the what I did today.
Got my once a year hair cut for my summer short hair look.
Finally finished redoing my benches. Increased the height of my low benches and set up some taller narrow benches in the back.
Also need to move the two in the front to their final spots but need help from the hubby who was watching a hockey game at the time. So I'll get him to help tomorrow.
Still need to level the back on the left but ran out of gas after I pulled a bunch of trees out of the coldframe and qued up 3 for repotting tomorrow that won't wait another week. 2 pines and a burning bush. Toke note that some of the junipers are not far behind.
Oh and got myself and one of the dogs locked in the side yard where the cold frame is because I didn't put a cement block in front of the door and the wind blew it shut. Yelled for the hubby but he couldn't hear me.... didn't have my cell phone to call me cause I'd left it charging. Had to build some stairs out of cement blocks and used a stick to open the latch...lol
Mental note to self..... need to rig a way to open that gate if I get locked in there again.
Got my once a year hair cut for my summer short hair look.
Finally finished redoing my benches. Increased the height of my low benches and set up some taller narrow benches in the back.
Also need to move the two in the front to their final spots but need help from the hubby who was watching a hockey game at the time. So I'll get him to help tomorrow.
Still need to level the back on the left but ran out of gas after I pulled a bunch of trees out of the coldframe and qued up 3 for repotting tomorrow that won't wait another week. 2 pines and a burning bush. Toke note that some of the junipers are not far behind.
Oh and got myself and one of the dogs locked in the side yard where the cold frame is because I didn't put a cement block in front of the door and the wind blew it shut. Yelled for the hubby but he couldn't hear me.... didn't have my cell phone to call me cause I'd left it charging. Had to build some stairs out of cement blocks and used a stick to open the latch...lol
Mental note to self..... need to rig a way to open that gate if I get locked in there again.
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TrevorLarsen
Shohin
I got some more repotting done. A kingsville boxwood.
And a Korean Hornbeam.
And a Korean Hornbeam.
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
Had our April club meeting today where Frank McDermott did a slab demo with Chinese elms.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Drill a small hole just above the latch. Attach a wire or cable to the latch, run the other end through the hole and put a loop or a stick or something on it. Now you can pull the wire from the inside to lift the latch.
I thinned out and rearranged some of the tropicals in the living room, taking some of the hardier ones outside for the season.
I know you can't tell, but I can, and it's impressive considering what I did the rest of the day.
My dad had a work party from church come over today to help catch up the mountain of stuff that's gotten away from us over the last year or two.
Didn't get to "before" pics because I was late to the show.
They might not look impressive, but imagine these views looking exactly the opposite of what you see, informed by the knowledge that 20 foot dump trailer left the house packed the gills, and only half of that firewood was there to start. The rest came dead trees and downed limbs.
When it comes to work parties, the only people who can beat the Mormons are the Amish.
Still plenty left to get done, but the worst of it is managed now.
Bonsai related because my dad has been on the decline for several years now, and has made a point recently of reminding me that he's so anxious to get projects around the house caught up for MY personal benefit after he dies. So, @Japonicus, you're not alone.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
It appears you have a couple dead palms.
namnhi
Masterpiece
Yes Uncle. They got killed in the deep freeze of 2021.
coltranem
Chumono
Local nursery New England Bonsai Gardens had Andrea Merrigioli to run a demo and workshop. Missed out on the work shop but the demo was great. The tree was fairly light on lower branches so he opted to start an air layer on the top as a future clump and grafted deshojo branches to the lower.
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
Very interesting to see the master at work. It’s amazing what he can do with a maple!
