fredtruck
Omono
No, I'm not doing MACH5's pictures. He is doing a wonderful job himself, as he's a very talented artist. I'd have been very happy with that picture had I taken it, @Osoyoung.
Japanese maple forest in autumn color
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MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Thanks Fred. To set the record straight. You are a true artist behind that camera. My pictures, on the other hand, are mere recordings for future reference and to observe progress.
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
MACH5
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Autumn update. Some leaves have already fallen and branches are beginning to get exposed. Next spring it will get its yearly repotting. At that time it will also be wired and pruned to continue to develop and improve its design.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
How were your colors this year competitive to last? I found mine to be much better last season. Our weather here was too warm and dry at summers end and really took a toll on the color of fall. My horn beams have yet to start, and my J.maples are nothing to write home about.
watchndsky
Chumono
EXACT same thing here - only my tridents have turned/dropped. everything else -elms, jm, hornbeams are all green (or mostly green) and still hanging on.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
My big trident is still green too. Defoliate do this year, so expected it to turn a bit later but not so late.
whfarro
Chumono
Same. Of the trees that turned, colors have been somewhat muted. Even my ginkgo, which is usually ablaze in vibrant golden leaves, is just a pale yellow this year.
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Wonderful forest!
Dav4
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The only color on my maple leaves other then green is brown... which is typical down here. I was hoping for more this year but it ain't gonna happen.
MACH5
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Judy I cannot compare to last year since I was away on travel when one night temps dipped down to 21F. It killed all the leaves on all my trees and had almost no color to speak of. However, compared to other years in general, this year has been better in the sense of variety of colors. I have gotten from reds, to orange to yellows.
Please go here for reference: http://www.bonsainut.com/threads/fall-colors-2016-post-em-up.24932/page-8
I plan on posting individual pics of some of the maples hopefully soon.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Yay!
Don Blackmond
Omono
I like it. But, do you think you need a wider pot?
fredtruck
Omono
A wider pot might be a good idea because it would communicate a sense of space. Otherwise, a great forest, with tremendous color.
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Yes agreed! These things sneak up on you. The forest in the past couple of years has gained in overall mass and has gotten larger.
I have also thought about a much wider pot and plant another smaller grouping of maples to the left of the composition as if they were trailing off in the distance. Just an idea but don't know how soon or if it will happen at all. I'll keep thinking
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Forest today. Starting to show good, fine ramification. Still very much in development so it will take a few more years to get it where I want it.
The apexes on the two trees indicated clearly need further development. Tree #2 was cut out from the well fused root pad with a saw last spring. It was then rotated several degrees counterclockwise to show off the curved trunk line. It was then placed back in the same spot.
Then and now. This forest has seen many variations of itself throughout the years.
The apexes on the two trees indicated clearly need further development. Tree #2 was cut out from the well fused root pad with a saw last spring. It was then rotated several degrees counterclockwise to show off the curved trunk line. It was then placed back in the same spot.
Then and now. This forest has seen many variations of itself throughout the years.
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fredtruck
Omono
Interesting story of removing a tree, rotating it and putting it back. Visually it seems to work very well.
thumblessprimate1
Masterpiece
Forest today. Starting to show good, fine ramification. Still very much in development so it will take a few more years to get it where I want it.
The apexes on the two trees indicated clearly need further development. Tree #2 was cut out from the well fused root pad with a saw last spring. It was then rotated several degrees counterclockwise to show off the curved trunk line. It was then placed back in the same spot.
Then and now. This forest has seen many variations of itself throughout the years.
The forest that inspired me to start my own. I love it!
