Texas Shohin Bald Cypress

[Cajunrider]

Woweee!
He looks good.
I am aiming for a 40" BC. This is a massive bonsai. I usually just see things this size in Asia.

 

[markyscott]

Woweee!
He looks good.
I am aiming for a 40" BC. This is a massive bonsai. I usually just see things this size in Asia.

Be sure to come to the convention in Houston next April where this tree along with several other imperial sized BC will be on exhibit. Hope to see you there!

S

 

[SU2]

Big guy looks funny without his clothes on.

rofl yeah he does, but in the best way ;D
Gotta ask- is that large shari & cavern at the base pretty much the entirety of decay on that trunking? Also, how did that shari get so big?? I've got a ~2" shari on the buttressing of a real large BC and it was callousing-over all summer, not enlarging - I think! At least the edges of the wound are swelling, I should probably go measure them to be sure they're not separating on me, it blows my mind how a BC can get that degree of trunk die-back (I mean c'mon there's a branch right at the top of the wounding, not like it's a blank area of the tree lol, never understood how they die-back so bad and why I seldom/never see such die-back when exploring natural/in-ground BC groves..)
Awesome BC in any case, thing looks almost 1' across at the substrate level! Hoping to have a comparably sized trunk soon myself, this species is just tops!!!!

 

[SU2]

Woweee!
He looks good.
I am aiming for a 40" BC. This is a massive bonsai. I usually just see things this size in Asia.

@markyscott already noted it but 'Imperial' seems the designation (thanks Marky, I don't have to look it up now ), though I've gotta say I'm completely confused by your sentiment there, does anyone else see it that way, that Asia trends towards bigger specimen than the west does?
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[SU2]

Woweee!
He looks good.
I am aiming for a 40" BC. This is a massive bonsai. I usually just see things this size in Asia.

@markyscott already noted it but 'Imperial' seems the designation (thanks Marky, I don't have to look it up now ), though I've gotta say I'm completely confused by your sentiment there, does anyone else see it that way, that Asia trends towards bigger specimen than the west does?

 

[markyscott]

how did that shari get so big?

I believe it was carved, or at least enhanced by carving. If you look closely, you can still see the tool marks from when it was done. Something I’ll have to correct in the future.

looks almost 1' across at the substrate level!

16”

 

[markyscott]

Texas shohin was a winner at Bonsai in the Bayou, taking the ABS award in the show.

 

[coh]

Texas shohin was a winner at Bonsai in the Bayou, taking the ABS award in the show. View attachment 237314

Congrats!

Is there a special "Texas shohin" category at the show?

 

[Cajunrider]

Texas shohin was a winner at Bonsai in the Bayou, taking the ABS award in the show. View attachment 237314

Congratulations!

 

[Adair M]

Congrats!

Is there a special "Texas shohin" category at the show?

Indeed! The prize was a stack of Shiner beer as tall as the tree!

Congratulations, Scott!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Congrats Scott! Hope it was a great weekend!

 

[MACH5]

Sweet! Congrats Scott!!

 

[markyscott]

Congrats Scott! Hope it was a great weekend!

Thanks Brian. It was a great weekend and we had a fantastic turnout. But convening a convention of this scope is challenging especially when you’re trying to break some new ground. It surpassed my expectations, but I think I might have to sleep for a week.

S

 

[markyscott]

Sweet! Congrats Scott!!

Thanks Sergio. See you next month in Houston

S

 

[markyscott]

A closeup of my kusamono. I used duckweed.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Are you nuts?

 

[Potawatomi13]

@markyscott already noted it but 'Imperial' seems the designation (thanks Marky, I don't have to look it up now ), though I've gotta say I'm completely confused by your sentiment there, does anyone else see it that way, that Asia trends towards bigger specimen than the west does?

If considering how long some oriental trees in collection(even if having sustainable development)may begin to make sense.

 

[markyscott]

Are you nuts?

That goes without saying. But as a accent meant to suggest a setting, I thought it was very effective. Most of the time it seems like accents are either seasonal or ornamental - both are totally legit moves. I spent a good deal of time ensuring the water level was at the right height relative to the height of the soil level in the pot and I dribbled water in all weekend to keep it there. I was likely the only one that noticed though, ?.

S

 

[n8]

Congratulations, Scott!

I dribbled water in all weekend to keep it there.

Love that.

 

[markyscott]

Soil cleanup, surface root work. Filled the hole in the back of the trunk to try and mitigate trunk rot. Watered with Orthene for root weevils.