The Tree Thread

[AshleyMammal]

Dwarf Scots Pine literati. It’s part of a large batch I got in 2017, so it’s about 8 years old. I’ll continue to remove branches over time as I finalize its design and build out a few pads. It’s pretty thick — that’s 4 awg on the trunk

Do you have a thread on this one? I'd be interested to see the progression

 

[Shogun610]

Collected Pitch Pine

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Y’all owe some tree pix. @Shima I like the left one on its own, but together they are very interesting.

 

[penumbra]

Y’all owe some tree pix. @Shima I like the left one on its own, but together they are very interesting.
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The colors in the pot go well with that great azalea but unfortunately the pot is too small. It looks really top heavy like a strong gust would take it right over.

 

[AshleyMammal]

Apologies! I didn't quite know the etiquette with this thread, couple of trees i'm working on attached

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

The colors in the pot go well with that great azalea but unfortunately the pot is too small. It looks really top heavy like a strong gust would take it right over.

Nah, it’s perfect. Where’s your photo?

 

[Shogun610]

Black Hill Spruce

 

[penumbra]

Nah, it’s perfect. Where’s your photo?
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Well its your plant............

 

[parhamr]

Do you have a thread on this one? I'd be interested to see the progression

No thread. It’s the most boring progression ever…

Step 1: buy a stupid quantity of plug-grown saplings and plop them into 1-gallon cans (March 2017)


Step 2: keep them alive for years, but don’t give them any attention

Step 3: offer this ugly thing to a friend, who turned it down (February 2021)


Step 4: take a swing at it when bored and intoxicated — this is its first attention of any sort (November 2021)


Step 5: remove the wire about 8–10 months later

Step 6: come back to it when bored and intoxicated, throwing on more wire (December 3, 2022)


(I took another look and this is 6 AWG wire — not 4)

 

[BobbyLane]

Elm clump, with dusting of snow

 

[Fidur]

Chinese elm. My first tree and the trigger of my passion for bonsai-

 

[HamburgerTrain]

No thread. It’s the most boring progression ever…

Step 1: buy a stupid quantity of plug-grown saplings and plop them into 1-gallon cans (March 2017)
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Step 2: keep them alive for years, but don’t give them any attention

Step 3: offer this ugly thing to a friend, who turned it down (February 2021)
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Step 4: take a swing at it when bored and intoxicated — this is its first attention of any sort (November 2021)
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Step 5: remove the wire about 8–10 months later

Step 6: come back to it when bored and intoxicated, throwing on more wire (December 3, 2022)
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(I took another look and this is 6 AWG wire — not 4)

We should hang some time sawara cypress

 

[Vincent Tanner]

This little Chinese elm has the last bit of fall color still lingering in my garden.

 

[Clicio]

Well, we had an accident last week, and the Calliandra I show in my avatar fell from the top bench, and the pot was lost.
I lost a good branch from the apex too, now jinned.
After much fretting about repoting in the Summer, it went into a slightly smaller unglazed pot I had hanging around.
Good news is, it liked the pot alright and decided to put up a little show today.

Today, a week after the accident.


Just after being reppoted last week.

 

[Clicio]

Dawn Redwood almost as big as myself.

 

[MACH5]

A composite of M5 "greatest hits".

 

[Dragon60]

Well this doesn't even begin to compare to the M5 Great-est hits but I collected this Japanese privet from the backyard a few years ago.

 

[HamburgerTrain]

Well this doesn't even begin to compare to the M5 Great-View attachment 469262est hits but I collected this Japanese privet from the backyard a few years ago.

Thank you, and now the rest of us mortals can post again. That’s a great tree to have!

 

[leatherback]

now the rest of us mortals can post again

Jay!

Mume.. Can you post too many mume pictures?

 

[Seahunter15]

Jay!

Mume.. Can you post too many mume pictures?
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Quality Mume is definitely on my bonsai bucket list!
Here’s my Japanese quince a few years back. Looking forward to flowers, kicks off my favorite time of year