M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Not this winter we just had but the one before.
They killed a good 3/4 of my trees.
Double trunk Hawthorn
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They killed a good 3/4 of my trees.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
It was in the colander for 2 years right after collection.I'm curious why you didn't use a colander. While the branch structure is far from set, what is there is very usable. Wire in some movement, cut back....and so forth. Wouldn't think many more "main" branches would be necessary. Wouldn't using a colander help to slow rampant overgrowth as the roots are getting "pruned" as they pass thru the sidewalls. Which should then. in turn, cause your branches to create secondary and tertiary branching? Something like that? Not and expert, just asking some queztons!!
I'm glad Varmint Cong didn't "re-educate" this one!!!!!
At about a year and a half it started to slow down. It had filled the colander full with roots. It was so dense with roots that it would hardly take water. And it would suck the colander dry in 6 hours and start getting droopy. It was colander bound.
I could have cut the roots back and stuck it back in but it would just been in the same predicament again but even sooner.
So I put it into this pot. It's wider than the colander but shallower. I thought about putting it into the ground this year because I want rampant unchecked growth to thicken the branches faster. I'll be wiring them for movement but not cut them back this year.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Ahhh yes...lost the one from Will as well. I recall that. So no loss to varmints this winter? What did you do this winter that changed it up a bit? Just curious.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
No trees died this winter.
I built a steel enclosure all te way around the area. It's buried 10" deep so they can't tunnel under too.
It worked wonderfully!
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Glad to hear your hard work paid off with no trees dying.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Me too.
dirk hoorelbeke
Omono
Looking good, i would be tempted to wire or to cut back so some movement and ramification is induced.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
YESSIR!
coh
Imperial Masterpiece
Hey, that's coming along nicely! Good job! Glad it survived "the plague".
cmeg1
Imperial Masterpiece
Great project you got there!
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Thanks for all of the replies.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Had a couple V.C. put in an appearance last winter. In one day they did this. I killed them as soon as I found it. It's the only tree they got to before I got to them. Trapped them a male and pregnant female. Fed their carcasses to Rupert. Maybe he'll get a taste for rodent.
The tree will regrow the branches but it took quite a setback.
The tree will regrow the branches but it took quite a setback.
