Oh my word... HUGE bald cypress knee EBAY LISTING

choppychoppy said:
Its so cute that you think this is a big knee. Get in the South ;)
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Lol heading to Louisiana in July to do a swamp tour with my brother. ?...just comparing this grafted knee to ones I've seen sell in the past. I imagine it's still heavy. I pondered the purchase but...that grafted tree needs to be grown out to have taper and needs to be taller than that knee if you ask me. Finished tree...not sure I can manage it.
 
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Everyone gets stuck on BC knees. This is pretty damn ugly as bonsai. the knee serve no value, other than "gee whiz" impact. It's also kind of obscene, if you look at it wrong ;-)

However, I have seen how those "insert seedling through knee" grafts work out. My bonsai nursery friends were gifted one of the things about five years ago. It was basically a half inch seedling threaded through a hole drilled upward into a living BC knee that had been collected. It was BUTT UGLY when I first saw it. this past week, I saw it again in the back of their greenhouse. It had actually worked into a believable BC bonsai--didn't have any foliage or branching on the knee part, but the seedling had developed a very nice top third with flattop branching. The starting point was an extremely tapered smaller knee that went from six inches at soil level to an inch at its top, all within 12" in height. The apex took another six inches at the top. Looked pretty good and was quickly developed, since the hard part (lower trunk) was already done. The seedling grew very quickly with resulting quick apex development.

I used to be a skeptic when it came to those threaded grafts on BC knees. no longer...
 
rockm said:
Everyone gets stuck on BC knees. This is pretty damn ugly as bonsai. the knee serve no value, other than "gee whiz" impact. It's also kind of obscene, if you look at it wrong ;-)

However, I have seen how those "insert seedling through knee" grafts work out. My bonsai nursery friends were gifted one of the things about five years ago. It was basically a half inch seedling threaded through a hole drilled upward into a living BC knee that had been collected. It was BUTT UGLY when I first saw it. this past week, I saw it again in the back of their greenhouse. It had actually worked into a believable BC bonsai--didn't have any foliage or branching on the knee part, but the seedling had developed a very nice top third with flattop branching. The starting point was an extremely tapered smaller knee that went from six inches at soil level to an inch at its top, all within 12" in height. The apex took another six inches at the top. Looked pretty good and was quickly developed, since the hard part (lower trunk) was already done. The seedling grew very quickly with resulting quick apex development.

I used to be a skeptic when it came to those threaded grafts on BC knees. no longer...
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Thanks...I actually sent Scott Lee a message...he's my go to guy and...I trust him. He has one left...a two foot tall one. He's going to let me know about how heavy that would be. And...possibly I might pick one up. You know me...I like oddities. But, that one on auction would need really grown out to have the tree taller than the tallest knee. And, I think once developed...it would be a back breaker. I would almost think it would need a new leader created and remove a good amount that is there...to allow for taper. But...curious of the one Scott has. The bald cypress I have...has done amazing here in my climate. So it's a species I am comfortable with. They grow like mad...and I am not fearful of cutting back hard on these. But your post...helped me with my slight hiccup. Thanks...my husband asked what I want for Christmas...and, well...why not.
 
Cadillactaste said:
Lol heading to Louisiana in July to do a swamp tour with my brother. ?...just comparing this grafted knee to ones I've seen sell in the past. I imagine it's still heavy. I pondered the purchase but...that grafted tree needs to be grown out to have taper and needs to be taller than that knee if you ask me. Finished tree...not sure I can manage it.
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I'm only teasing ya. We do the grafted knees with our club. Super easy.
 
rockm said:
Everyone gets stuck on BC knees. This is pretty damn ugly as bonsai. the knee serve no value, other than "gee whiz" impact. It's also kind of obscene, if you look at it wrong ;-)

However, I have seen how those "insert seedling through knee" grafts work out. My bonsai nursery friends were gifted one of the things about five years ago. It was basically a half inch seedling threaded through a hole drilled upward into a living BC knee that had been collected. It was BUTT UGLY when I first saw it. this past week, I saw it again in the back of their greenhouse. It had actually worked into a believable BC bonsai--didn't have any foliage or branching on the knee part, but the seedling had developed a very nice top third with flattop branching. The starting point was an extremely tapered smaller knee that went from six inches at soil level to an inch at its top, all within 12" in height. The apex took another six inches at the top. Looked pretty good and was quickly developed, since the hard part (lower trunk) was already done. The seedling grew very quickly with resulting quick apex development.

I used to be a skeptic when it came to those threaded grafts on BC knees. no longer...
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BTW, I didn't get a look at the back, though, where the threaded seedling was planted. Could have been ugly back there. Don't know...
 
Darlene, you already have a bald cypress. Get something else.

A Japanese white Pine would do great in your environment.
 
I had thought of something else...but, not sure I dedicated enough to do needle selection @Adair M . I'm not 100% set on the knee cypress. Weight had a lot to hold me up on. I've a bum shoulder...I don't like asking my husband to assist me with my trees.
 
Cadillactaste said:
I had thought of something else...but, not sure I dedicated enough to do needle selection @Adair M . I'm not 100% set on the knee cypress. Weight had a lot to hold me up on. I've a bum shoulder...I don't like asking my husband to assist me with my trees.
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Lol!!! JWP are much easier than JBP! (Especially is you know how to do JBP). The main thing is getting them in good soil (Boon Mix), and managing the spring growth. And wiring every couple years.

This tree:

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Is really low maintenance. I last wired it two years ago. Last spring, I pinched one or two candles. In the fall, the old needles turn yellow, and then brown. I go thru it and pull them out with tweezers. I don’t have to, they will turn brown on their own, but I just prefer to see it “cleaned up”. Once then turn brown, you should go thru and remove them so light can get in.

They grow slow. Which means low maintenance.

(That also means they develop slowly. Many people get impatient and overwork them trying to “create” an instant bonsai. The proper way is to set the bones, and let the tree do it’s thing).

Sorry to have taken the thread away from bald cypress.
 
Adair M said:
Darlene, you already have a bald cypress. Get something else.

A Japanese white Pine would do great in your environment.
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So Adair, how many JBPs do you have? ;)

A white pine is on my list (that is a beauty you just posted). Bill V had a couple of decent ones recently and I almost bought one...but waited too long and they were gone. The grafted bald cypress knee doesn't interest me though I do have a bald cypress in my growing bed outside. I think it will be ready to dig and work on in another year or two.
 
Black pines? A couple dozen, I suppose. Maybe a dozen White pines.

Deciduous? Uh... what chu talkin’ bout, Willis?
 
Once you have seen huge cypress in nature with buttressed roots, you will see how out of place standalone knees look. Don't get me wrong. I love cypress knees but only as complements to the cypress tree.
 
Adair M said:
Lol!!! JWP are much easier than JBP! (Especially is you know how to do JBP). The main thing is getting them in good soil (Boon Mix), and managing the spring growth. And wiring every couple years.

This tree:

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Is really low maintenance. I last wired it two years ago. Last spring, I pinched one or two candles. In the fall, the old needles turn yellow, and then brown. I go thru it and pull them out with tweezers. I don’t have to, they will turn brown on their own, but I just prefer to see it “cleaned up”. Once then turn brown, you should go thru and remove them so light can get in.

They grow slow. Which means low maintenance.

(That also means they develop slowly. Many people get impatient and overwork them trying to “create” an instant bonsai. The proper way is to set the bones, and let the tree do it’s thing).

Sorry to have taken the thread away from bald cypress.
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I'm not really enamored by pines, but that is a very handsome tree.
 
Cajunrider said:
Once you have seen huge cypress in nature with buttressed roots, you will see how out of place standalone knees look. Don't get me wrong. I love cypress knees but only as complements to the cypress tree.
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I hear you...he's also looking to see if he has something for the oval pot I have. He says lots of species work well with ovals. So we shall see...curious if he has something for this pot.
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