Chronicles of Dogwood Studios Apprentice

[Gabler]

Dogwood Chronicles #6
This is something that got brought up in a conversation with Matt W aka @Larchbud on Instagram. If you’re not following me there yet, I post more photos and random snippets there. View attachment 581277

Altruistic Yamadori, everyone’s doing it this year

I'm about to tear out a bunch of honeysuckle and winter creeper this spring. It's a shame multiflora rose isn't good for bonsai.

 

[rockm]

Dogwood Chronicles #6
This is something that got brought up in a conversation with Matt W aka @Larchbud on Instagram. If you’re not following me there yet, I post more photos and random snippets there. View attachment 581277

Altruistic Yamadori, everyone’s doing it this year

To be applauded. However. Wisteria can be problematic collected with no roots. Be aware that the resulting vine base will die back significantly over a few years after such treatment. Best to get SOME roots with it particularly if you’re working a substantial trunk. Smaller ones will survive no problem but the bigger the trunk the more it will happen. Just a note having collected a number of larger wisteria trunks over the years.

 

[WavyGaby]

To be applauded. However. Wisteria can be problematic collected with no roots. Be aware that the resulting vine base will die back significantly over a few years after such treatment. Best to get SOME roots with it particularly if you’re working a substantial trunk. Smaller ones will survive no problem but the bigger the trunk the more it will happen. Just a note having collected a number of larger wisteria trunks over the years.

I faught wisteria in the woods doing disc golf course maintenance for a few years. I have a whole lot of wisteria behind my house that I fight back every year. I want nothing to do with wisteria bonsai, haha.

 

[DogwoodApprentice]

I'm about to tear out a bunch of honeysuckle and winter creeper this spring. It's a shame multiflora rose isn't good for bonsai.

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I've seen multiflora and banksiae bonsai in person and they are lovely.

 

[DogwoodApprentice]

To be applauded. However. Wisteria can be problematic collected with no roots. Be aware that the resulting vine base will die back significantly over a few years after such treatment. Best to get SOME roots with it particularly if you’re working a substantial trunk. Smaller ones will survive no problem but the bigger the trunk the more it will happen. Just a note having collected a number of larger wisteria trunks over the years.

I will never argue against collection with more roots! I would say this base die-back is a feature not a bug, though, no? The specimen featured in my photo has a saba miki trunk, is 125+ years old, and resides at Daitoku-ji in Kyoto.

 

[DogwoodApprentice]

I faught wisteria in the woods doing disc golf course maintenance for a few years. I have a whole lot of wisteria behind my house that I fight back every year. I want nothing to do with wisteria bonsai, haha.

Sounds like I have a new hunting ground, Gabe During Triangle Bonsai Society's annual participation in the NC Museum of Art's "Art in Bloom" my teacher in the Triangle will show his wisteria in bloom. Few bonsai have their magnetism while in bloom imho

 

[shohin_branches]

Dogwood Chronicles #6
This is something that got brought up in a conversation with Matt W aka @Larchbud on Instagram. If you’re not following me there yet, I post more photos and random snippets there. View attachment 581277

Altruistic Yamadori, everyone’s doing it this year

In Milwaukee we dig up invasives every April in the woods behind our meeting location with permission from the parks department. Mostly burning bush and buckthorn, but some of the burning bush dug up in past years have been counted at over 40 years old. It's a good chance to show beginners how to dig yamadori and it's also fairly forgiving material so a nice way for beginners to get a lot of practice material for the low low price of sweat equity.

 

[rockm]

I will never argue against collection with more roots! I would say this base die-back is a feature not a bug, though, no? The specimen featured in my photo has a saba miki trunk, is 125+ years old, and resides at Daitoku-ji in Kyoto.

A feature that can eventually devour a decent trunk fast or even slow, depending on trunk size.

 

[WavyGaby]

Sounds like I have a new hunting ground, Gabe During Triangle Bonsai Society's annual participation in the NC Museum of Art's "Art in Bloom" my teacher in the Triangle will show his wisteria in bloom. Few bonsai have their magnetism while in bloom imho

Yes, bring your shovel!

 

[RJG2]

Dogwood Chronicles #6
This is something that got brought up in a conversation with Matt W aka @Larchbud on Instagram. If you’re not following me there yet, I post more photos and random snippets there. View attachment 581277

Altruistic Yamadori, everyone’s doing it this year

I'm a steward for a property for the local land trust - we rip out invasives a few times a year. A couple euonymus alatus have come home with me. There's plenty of bittersweet, barberry and honeysuckle as well, but I haven't found trunks I like yet.

I might try a Norway maple - I didn't think they'd work out, but I've since seen a couple examples.