maverickheath
Mame
ok guy what type of bonsai would i need to do this?
how the hell would i do this ???
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aml1014
Masterpiece
The trunks are fused so ficus would work as well as trident maples
Redwood Ryan
Masterpiece
What makes you think this?
aml1014
Masterpiece
Because both those species I've seen used to create fused trees, why do you ask?
Redwood Ryan
Masterpiece
No, what makes you think this tree is fused? It could have grown this way.
aml1014
Masterpiece
It's very possibly but based off a picture it looks to be fused in my opinion, though it may not be.
Let me expand my thoughts on that...
I would consider a fused trunk trident as a "novelty" tree. It's something out of the ordinary.
I guess I should say that I could classify bonsai into two classes: mainstream, and novelty. The mainstream trees are your pines, maples, elms, junipers that you "typically" see. The novelty trees would be trees like cork bark black pines, wisteria, grapes, ivy, etc. The "unusual" trees.
To me, the novelty trees are fun, and they have a certain amount of "gee whiz" about them, but I wouldn't want them to comprise the majority of my collection. I prefer the old standbys, I guess.
But maybe thats just me and others feel differently.
I would consider a fused trunk trident as a "novelty" tree. It's something out of the ordinary.
I guess I should say that I could classify bonsai into two classes: mainstream, and novelty. The mainstream trees are your pines, maples, elms, junipers that you "typically" see. The novelty trees would be trees like cork bark black pines, wisteria, grapes, ivy, etc. The "unusual" trees.
To me, the novelty trees are fun, and they have a certain amount of "gee whiz" about them, but I wouldn't want them to comprise the majority of my collection. I prefer the old standbys, I guess.
But maybe thats just me and others feel differently.
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
hmmm grafting all new foliage onto a different trunk makes a better tree or does it look funny?
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Blah blah...m
You could use that elm you are gonna airlayer!
Sorce
You could use that elm you are gonna airlayer!
Sorce
It depends.
Sometimes it does. Sometimes not. Juniper is one species that still looks natural when completely grafted.
I've seen some attempts to graft different foliage onto Pondarosa trunks. Sometimes it's looks ok, sometimes not.
I guess the reason I said the fused trunks "looked funny" is that the one big one I saw was made from seedlings. So they were all a little different. The leaves, and the bark. It probably would have worked better had all the original whips used to create the tree been started as cuttings from a single tree.
maverickheath
Mame
Good idea ohhh by the way what is airlayeringBlah blah...m
You could use that elm you are gonna airlayer!
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Here's how I do it:
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Bing? Really? Nice Lemur.
New pot on Facebook...Bing!
New pot on eBay.....Bing!
New pot Dav4 posts.....Bing!
New pot ring.......Bing!
I hate Bing!
Sorce
New pot on Facebook...Bing!
New pot on eBay.....Bing!
New pot Dav4 posts.....Bing!
New pot ring.......Bing!
I hate Bing!
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Bing has a special KOYO search delete feature.
Sorce
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
The sound of BVF's head when Mrs. BVF finds the hidden pot stash.
BING!
Echoed in Dav4's hidden stash at work....
(ruff ruff BING ruff Meow)
Sorce
BING!
Echoed in Dav4's hidden stash at work....
(ruff ruff BING ruff Meow)
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Sound of Thumbless and Blake's
Pants when they see that Lemur......
Bing!
Sorce
Pants when they see that Lemur......
Bing!
Sorce
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