The Tree Thread

[Vin]

For "Cadillactaste":

Hey Dorothy, that's no fair! Two pots for one tree. Is that allowed in bonsai?

 

[Cadillactaste]

For "Cadillactaste":

Hey Dorothy, that's no fair! Two pots for one tree. Is that allowed in bonsai?

Pretty sweet Vin! Feeling pretty special you tagged me in it.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Oh...I see...I owe a photo. Nothing spectacular at the Hutt house. But...my wisteria blooming was a special time for me as a bonsai hobby...barely wet behind the ears.

 

[Vance Wood]

Mugo from this summer's work. Another two seasons of work yet to do.

 

[larlamonde]

RareTsukomo Cypress

Picked up this little guy last week. Told pretty rare tree and hard to find?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Nice raft, Vance.

 

[Skinnygoomba]

Picked up this little guy last week. Told pretty rare tree and hard to find?

Really cool, looks like niwaki.

Nice raft, Vance.

Wow, very nice.

 

[Vance Wood]

Picked up this little guy last week. Told pretty rare tree and hard to find?

What is it?

 

[larlamonde]

What is it?

See the title? Tsukumo false cypress. Victrina has a beautiful one. It's on an previous post when she had that show of her trees.

 

[larlamonde]

Here are some others

Enjoying the end of summer.

 

[cascade]

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For "Cadillactaste":

Hey Dorothy, that's no fair! Two pots for one tree. Is that allowed in bonsai?

Well, now that you have displayed a deeper understanding of bonsai rules, you are hereby authorized to break them.

9 inches high


Best,
Dorothy

 

[Vance Wood]

Colorado Blue Spruce 28" tall started in the 1980"s

Well, now that you have displayed a deeper understanding of bonsai rules, you are hereby authorized to break them.

9 inches high


Best,
Dorothy

Beautiful tree Dorothy. What is it? Sorry I am so dense but there is no header as it was with the other tree I asked about.

 

[florida_bonsai]

Beautiful tree Dorothy. What is it? Sorry I am so dense but there is no header as it was with the other tree I asked about.

Looks like a ficus, maybe a retusa? Here is my ficus retusa

 

[cascade]

Cedar elm

Beautiful tree Dorothy. What is it? Sorry I am so dense but there is no header as it was with the other tree I asked about.

Vance, it is a Ficus microcarpa, aka Chinese banyon, aka Ficus retusa.

Cedar elm


Best,
Dorothy

 

[larlamonde]

Can anyone ID this tree?

I was told a Mt. Hood Hemlock but cant find any info.

 

[Vance Wood]

I was told a Mt. Hood Hemlock but cant find any info.

It is probably a Hemlock from Mt. Hood though it is possible that there is a native sub-species. I know there is one from a place called Iron Springs in California. However; Hemlocks are Hemlocks and they do not back bud too well. I would start working on some styling for this tree starting with the removal of the lowest branch down on the left that you have proped up. Take the branches up high, put some decent weight wire on them and start pulling them down, curving the branch tips upward. You need to tighten up the growth pads and give them some shape and you really do need to do it now. Hemlock do not grow into an idea, they grow all over the place, they have to be forced into it while those results are still achievable, the wood is soft and the end points are still green and soft.

Sorry Just realized I need to pay with a tree photo.

First acquired for a styling contest at the old Bonsai Talk Web Site back in 2005? Mugo Pine $2.98

 

[larlamonde]

It is probably a Hemlock from Mt. Hood though it is possible that there is a native sub-species. I know there is one from a place called Iron Springs in California. However; Hemlocks are Hemlocks and they do not back bud too well. I would start working on some styling for this tree starting with the removal of the lowest branch down on the left that you have proped up. Take the branches up high, put some decent weight wire on them and start pulling them down, curving the branch tips upward. You need to tighten up the growth pads and give them some shape and you really do need to do it now. Hemlock do not grow into an idea, they grow all over the place, they have to be forced into it while those results are still achievable, the wood is soft and the end points are still green and soft.

Sorry Just realized I need to pay with a tree photo.

First acquired for a styling contest at the old Bonsai Talk Web Site back in 2005? Mugo Pine $2.98

Thanks Vance good eye I've thought about removing the lower branch. I've had this tree for about a year now and it has not grown much. The foleiage is thin and their is dense soil about 3 inches in diameter around the trunk. I did a repot this spring and was afraid to remove too much of it. Hoping it regains its strength and pushes some new growth. Attached is a pair if san jose junipers. I think.

 

[lordy]

beautiful California Juniper at the National Arboretum.

 

[FoldedFrog]

Lair of the White Dragon

Allot of super nice trees in this forum. Makes me a little intimidated. I don't post too often but I'm tired of being a seedling! This is a juniper I've been training for a couple of years. It is my avatar tree. I call it Lair of the White Dragon because the jin is shaped like a dragon. Last winter was really cold - yes we get snow in Georgia!

 

[cascade]

Chinese Banyon aka Ficus microcarpa, tradename Ficus Retusa

14 inches tall



Best,
Dorothy