Proposal: CE Mallsai / Cheap as chips Contest

[TinyArt]

I'm hoping for a standard S-curve, to see if I can coax it into being a raft eventually. It will be fun to see how many starting forms we can turn into how many interesting results --

Newer posts since mine, in this thread:
https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/from-an-s-curve-to-a….51012/

YESSSSS!!!!

 

[ConorDash]

I haven’t got a scooby as to who is in and out but I’ll go back and list the people in a new post when I’m not on mobile..

Start date… 01/09/2021.

End date… 01/09/2026

Cut it down to 6 years. If you start within a year of the start date, in 6 years time it should just be a case of ramification, at that point we are just counting leaves, so no use waiting.

Main criteria is a fairly standard looking mallsai (up to interpretation a bit), which is below £50 or $60. You can buy up to 4 trees.

If you are taking part, please post:
A pic of your tree
Date of purchase (roughly if you don’t know specific)
Your location and zone.

We can all see how it started. This is also useful because if you do happen to start with a tree costing 40£ but it’s clearly some amazing material that should a lot more, it can be taken in to consideration upon judging at the end.

Any further questions about it? I’ll look to buy a few for myself within the next month or 2.

 

[RJG2]

I haven’t got a scooby as to who is in and out but I’ll go back and list the people in a new post when I’m not on mobile..

Start date… 01/09/2021.

End date… 01/09/2026

Cut it down to 6 years. If you start within a year of the start date, in 6 years time it should just be a case of ramification, at that point we are just counting leaves, so no use waiting.

Main criteria is a fairly standard looking mallsai (up to interpretation a bit), which is below £50 or $60. You can buy up to 4 trees.

If you are taking part, please post:
A pic of your tree
Date of purchase (roughly if you don’t know specific)
Your location and zone.

We can all see how it started. This is also useful because if you do happen to start with a tree costing 40£ but it’s clearly some amazing material that should a lot more, it can be taken in to consideration upon judging at the end.

Any further questions about it? I’ll look to buy a few for myself within the next month or 2.

Is this European date notation? dd/MM/yyyy?

 

[Clorgan]

I haven’t got a scooby as to who is in and out but I’ll go back and list the people in a new post when I’m not on mobile..

Start date… 01/09/2021.

End date… 01/09/2026

Cut it down to 6 years. If you start within a year of the start date, in 6 years time it should just be a case of ramification, at that point we are just counting leaves, so no use waiting.

Main criteria is a fairly standard looking mallsai (up to interpretation a bit), which is below £50 or $60. You can buy up to 4 trees.

If you are taking part, please post:
A pic of your tree
Date of purchase (roughly if you don’t know specific)
Your location and zone.

We can all see how it started. This is also useful because if you do happen to start with a tree costing 40£ but it’s clearly some amazing material that should a lot more, it can be taken in to consideration upon judging at the end.

Any further questions about it? I’ll look to buy a few for myself within the next month or 2.

Like this idea! However, I already have two cheapo Chinese Elms that I bought last year... I'm guessing they need to have been purchased this year?

 

[Soup Dragon]

I bought the same Brussels $25 dollar tree on Amazon as @El Duderino. Looks a little different but also not quite s curves. I’m not a big fan of the exposed root style, do Chinese elms ground layer well?View attachment 387613

The good news is that you will get at least 3 root cuttings out of that .

 

[Ruddigger]

FYI, looks like the wednesday afternoon mirai mini stream will be another mallsai exploration. Probably a mallsai procumbens.

 

[leatherback]

Is this European date notation? dd/MM/yyyy?

I think it is the way dates are notated globally, except for one country that also does not know how to use a ruler

 

[leatherback]

I will have to think about it. I need to get rid of some 40 trees to give each tree enough space to grow and develop. I am not convinced I should join. Besides, I am already 3 year into such a challenge.

 

[RJG2]

I think it is the way dates are notated globally, except for one country that also does not know how to use a ruler

I'm a programmer, and have always preferred largest to smallest: yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss

Oh well

 

[Maiden69]

I will have to think about it. I need to get rid of some 40 trees to give each tree enough space to grow and develop. I am not convinced I should join. Besides, I am already 3 year into such a challenge.

I would say bring them my way but I am not in DE... maybe one of this days. Thinking about Germany or South Korea.

 

[leatherback]

I'm a programmer, and have always preferred largest to smallest: yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss

Oh well

To be fair, I date all my files and folders starting yyyymmdd to ensure I always know which is the newest file in a series.

 

[meushi]

Say I've got a cheap one (sub-$20) that I bought last year, repotted when I bought it but otherwise didn't work on. Would it still be ok to join? Otherwise I'll have to try and find a new one before September

 

[Linn01]

20 euro ulmus, first pic when bought april 2021 , second pic after some work, oh and btw it came in a traditional tiny blue glazed pot.
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[ConorDash]

Im not sure about including trees bought previously, that have had no work done. Kinda need someone else to give their opinion on accepting or not.

With buying a brand new tree online, like you might need 6-12months for health related issues, bit of a pot luck situation. So is it unfair that some already have trees that have guaranteed health?

 

[leatherback]

I would say that buying one is fine. But start of work should be after the date of this discussion, I think.

 

[Katie0317]

So that I understand this...I buy a cheap tree from Amazon and then augment it using a trunk splitter or screws or whatever else might come to mind? That sounds like a lot of fun!

What's wrong with the 'dreaded' blue pot? I know nothing of them but why are they bad?

 

[zanduh]

So that I understand this...I buy a cheap tree from Amazon and then augment it using a trunk splitter or screws or whatever else might come to mind? That sounds like a lot of fun!

What's wrong with the 'dreaded' blue pot? I know nothing of them but why are they bad?

the dreaded blue pot can have some really horrible things like no drainage holes or glued on rocks and figurines

 

[Maiden69]

I think I may order something to play here...

 

[BobbyLane]

as long as they have holes in em, the larger sized blue pots make decent training pots.

 

[Katie0317]

I am definitely game. I bought the exact tree you’re talking about this past week from Brussels via Amazon (so free shipping and got it in two days) as soon as I saw this thread. It’s really not bad. Definitely a mass produced Mallsai pot but green instead of blue. Not the “S” shape I expected either. Pretty cool little broom. I’m going try what I learned from @markyscott in the Ebihara thread to build the trunk base. Looking forward to developing this little guy further. Should be fun.


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Do you mind sharing the Amazon site your bought this tree from? I don't see a site with trees like this. Thank you, Katie