Shishigashira extreme makeover (still on the way)

[Davidlpf]

Well, personally I do like to see other people work, and their trees, and how their trees react to thoses works, and I think that someone would like to see how my trees are going on.

If some one want to say anything, great, if there are any doubt, I'll try to answer, but IMHO the photos are cristal clear enought, and they speak by they own.

Is some one dislike the tree, the work, or even the music that I put in the video, internet is free, so can tell it, even though if some like it, I'll feel happy to read the comments of course.

But the aim of the post is to share the photos and videos wide web, saving a log of the progressión (or maybe involution) of the trees just in case any one can think it worth the effort.

Thanks for your comment, anyway, but remember "when the wise man points to the moon...." and I'm not trying to be a troll neither.

 

[Silentrunning]

I find it inconceivable that when someone goes through all the work to put together an account of bonsai procedures, people comment on the background music. Unreal!

 

[River's Edge]

I appreciate the recognition that things take time. That the staging of preparation for techniques is just as important. Such care and clarity results in better outcomes. The pictures tell the tale!
Thanks for sharing skills and application.

 

[Melospiza]

Thanks for providing progression photos. It is always helpful to see air-layer progressions and wound-closing progressions.

 

[Silentrunning]

@Davidlpf could you please explain the purpose of the wire at the top of the cleared section? I am new at bonsai and have seen that often but never understood what it was for or exactly how it was applied.

 

[Davidlpf]

@Davidlpf could you please explain the purpose of the wire at the top of the cleared section? I am new at bonsai and have seen that often but never understood what it was for or exactly how it was applied.

@Silentrunning I've already talked about that here click,click, I hope that anawer you

Yes, There are two reasons: cut the sap flow, and produce a bulk for better start of the nebary, better taper.

Greetings

 

[Davidlpf]

Update 13/07/2018

It's closing wounds really fast







and It's sprouting roots even faster


Greetings

 

[Davidlpf]

Update 8/12/2018, Cutting the airlayers

Before




After


The three litle trees


I put them together in a pot


And put some substrate in order to protect them from the winter cold


I'll do a beter root work ahead, when the spring will be closer

The wounds are in this way



Greetings from Spain.

 

[R3x]

Update 13/07/2018

It's closing wounds really fast
Greetings

Although it is closing nicely, the graft there is still very visible and IMHO quite ugly. Now that you see the plant airlayers fine I would try to airlayer just above the graft...

 

[Davidlpf]

Although it is closing nicely, the graft there is still very visible and IMHO quite ugly. Now that you see the plant airlayers fine I would try to airlayer just above the graft...

Take a look at this post click,click, it seems that japanese maples tend to aged from bottom to the top
I´m not sure if mine is or not grafted, anyway, the bark will be blended in the future, I hope so.

Thanks for your comment.

 

[Paulpash]

Nice work, I'm doing an air layer on my Shishigashira at the moment as well. Started it last year but didn't get any roots but it did leaf out again this spring so I've scraped away a bit higher up and re-attached the spag moss in the hopes it will root this time.

In this case I feel like silence is better than the music... techno music feels like the polar opposite of everything bonsai stands for in my opinion

LOL techno - Mike Oldfield & Tubular bells? Released in 1973. That's like calling bonsai wire 'new fangled'?

 

[Cattwooduk]

LOL techno - Mike Oldfield & Tubular bells? Released in 1973. That's like calling bonsai wire 'new fangled'?

No dude, try the later video I wasn't referring to Tubular bells clearly

 

[Davidlpf]

2020 update:

Hi.

After pass the seiju elm from my "growing field" to a colander click,click, I had put the arce in the biggest pot that I have, in order to improve its health, and develop the nebari faster, I hope...

Here you have some photos:

2/3 of the plastic pot filled with arlita

A plastic barrier to avoid straight downwards roots


The arce over it


And filled to the top with acid substrate.





This year I will let it grow....

Greetings from Spain

 

[AlainK]

Looks like a good plan

 

[Davidlpf]

Finally, I couldn't help to take a look to the roots.

Here you have some photos before/after the root pruning,

Side A



Side B




Side C


Side D

 

[Davidlpf]

and ones gifs with the evolution from 2017 to 2020







Cheers!

 

[Pitoon]

1912.......stop wasting time and air layer where the green starts on the trunk.

 

[james]

You have put much effort into this tree. Ground layer, multiple air layers, root grafts etc. All to address the reverse taper, poor base, I imagine? Also, the big scar at base (which is closing). In the very beginning, could all of these issues have been more quickly addressed by air layering above the big scar (5cm higher).

 

[Davidlpf]

Thanks for your advices.
This year I'm going to air layer the big side branch.




The main trunk, maybe the next year. I'm not ready yet .

 

[Davidlpf]

Update 18/06/2020

It's growing quite well




And this year, wounds are closing really fast, almost you can see how they close day by day

One of them


It's still in progress but not bad so far, patience is a virtue




And the other big wound is doing on the same way




Any sings of roots in the airlayer yet, but who know, there's plenty of time before the autumn comes

Greetings