Fidur
Chumono
A thread to follow the progression of this forest:
![JMK_3747.jpg JMK_3747.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534647-f037a2d707c9541ba9aafd0b0e1c5122.jpg?hash=8Dei1wfJVB)
A bit of history.
Two years ago I began to style my chamaecyparis thyoides red star, and decided to root some cuttings.
After that process I had about 17, different sizes cuttings. These are most of them then:
![IMG_20210903_161615.jpg IMG_20210903_161615.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534665-f9d8e151b9fd718685910fd43b9f1914.jpg?hash=-djhUbn9cY)
As I've always cherished the idea of making a forest, I've been thinking for a long time on materiales (slab, driftwood, stones,..) and design. But I'm lazy and procastrinator (great virtues in a bonsai beginner) so I've been postponing the assembly. Finally, last week in a couple of hours I did all the work.
Used a garden step as slab (about 15$ in the garden center), and mainly akadama as soil. Also a plastic mesh to create the boundaries of the soil (later, I cut and retired almost all the mesh in the front side). Put some lava+akadama on the bottom of the soil, placed the trees and covered the edges with keto:
![IMG20240503163247.jpg IMG20240503163247.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534669-f28791a0488bcea8d86bdf01c0cb4490.jpg?hash=8oeRoEiLzq)
This is the back of the forest after mossing
![IMG20240505162532.jpg IMG20240505162532.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534672-057ca14d98199e4da5d52af3b69fe8ee.jpg?hash=BXyhTZgZnk)
and the front, with the mother tree
![IMG20240505113430.jpg IMG20240505113430.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534664-9c8a1a4c4a997633241e8c8094638d64.jpg?hash=nIoaTEqZdj)
My first goal is the survival of this 9 tree forest, but I still have 8 of these trees to replace any casualty.
So wish me luck and let's see how it evolves....
![JMK_3747.jpg JMK_3747.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534647-f037a2d707c9541ba9aafd0b0e1c5122.jpg?hash=8Dei1wfJVB)
A bit of history.
Two years ago I began to style my chamaecyparis thyoides red star, and decided to root some cuttings.
After that process I had about 17, different sizes cuttings. These are most of them then:
![IMG_20210903_161615.jpg IMG_20210903_161615.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534665-f9d8e151b9fd718685910fd43b9f1914.jpg?hash=-djhUbn9cY)
As I've always cherished the idea of making a forest, I've been thinking for a long time on materiales (slab, driftwood, stones,..) and design. But I'm lazy and procastrinator (great virtues in a bonsai beginner) so I've been postponing the assembly. Finally, last week in a couple of hours I did all the work.
Used a garden step as slab (about 15$ in the garden center), and mainly akadama as soil. Also a plastic mesh to create the boundaries of the soil (later, I cut and retired almost all the mesh in the front side). Put some lava+akadama on the bottom of the soil, placed the trees and covered the edges with keto:
![IMG20240501185828.jpg IMG20240501185828.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534666-cd0a7f94d8e1304d14bacab907b295f3.jpg?hash=zQp_lNjhME)
![IMG20240503111343.jpg IMG20240503111343.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534667-4de39bdc5fac1dbcc87d36a7ece49409.jpg?hash=TeOb3F-sHb)
![IMG20240503115429.jpg IMG20240503115429.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534668-b07793e77382d3d5f3ab0026a3f47086.jpg?hash=sHeT53OC09)
![IMG20240503163247.jpg IMG20240503163247.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534669-f28791a0488bcea8d86bdf01c0cb4490.jpg?hash=8oeRoEiLzq)
This is the back of the forest after mossing
![IMG20240505162508.jpg IMG20240505162508.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534671-eeabd7c552eb421f910f039dd1aa164f.jpg?hash=7qvXxVLrQh)
![IMG20240505162532.jpg IMG20240505162532.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534672-057ca14d98199e4da5d52af3b69fe8ee.jpg?hash=BXyhTZgZnk)
and the front, with the mother tree
![IMG20240505113430.jpg IMG20240505113430.jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/534/534664-9c8a1a4c4a997633241e8c8094638d64.jpg?hash=nIoaTEqZdj)
My first goal is the survival of this 9 tree forest, but I still have 8 of these trees to replace any casualty.
So wish me luck and let's see how it evolves....