Calnicky
Mame
Almost forgot: Also repotted the Dawn Redwood I bought at the local landscape nursery. I can see that the heavy branch to the right will have to come off. It will be replaced by about 50 little buds up and down the trunk.
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hsaintandre
Sapling
I tried my first ever ROR with a juniper. It used to be part of a front garden and I didn't know what to do with it. It seemed promising as a raft but didn't feel like going for it. When I started repotting I noticed many leggy roots so I untangled them and improvised with a rock that I found on the field, not the prettiest one but for a first attempt will do the job.
It is probably a good idea to coverthe exposed part of the stone/roots with some sphagnum moss and foil. to let them thicken and adjust to beeing above ground.
hsaintandre
Sapling
Good point, thank you for the advice.
hampton
Shohin
Not today but over the weekend I repotted some larch trees at a workshop with Boon.
Two were in 100% akadama - the root systems were well developed but I went with a 3/1/1 mix to get some more air in the pots.
Two were in 100% akadama - the root systems were well developed but I went with a 3/1/1 mix to get some more air in the pots.
Wulfskaar
Omono
I got my Bald Cypress seedlings from the Arbor Foundation last night and potted them up.
Has anyone else received theirs yet?
Has anyone else received theirs yet?
shohin_branches
Chumono
Went and picked my Japanese hornbeam forest up from its winter storage in a massive cold frame. My shed still hasn't been insulated so the heater can't keep up with our extreme cold and I didn't want this planting to suffer the polar vortex while I was in Barbados studying sea grapes.
I need to repot anyway because I planted it to high in the pot making watering the last two years very tricky. While this Dick Ryerson pot is very cool the rim dips in all the wrong places.
I need to repot anyway because I planted it to high in the pot making watering the last two years very tricky. While this Dick Ryerson pot is very cool the rim dips in all the wrong places.
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The Barber
Chumono
Bought a decent sized Sharps Pygmy Japanese Maple, a dwarf pagoda Japanese holly, and 5 Primo Arborvitae today.
Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
Took a pic of this prairie fire crabapple
CapeCodBonsai
Shohin
Please help this rookie understand the goal behind this process? Are you gradually working toward removing everything above this cut?
The Barber
Chumono
By not fully removing the branch, the branch will help to heal the wound. Ultimately the goal is to remove the branch, but with far less wound to heal.
shohin_branches
Chumono
Failed at fixing the outlet that died yesterday. It powers my grow cabinet so the ficus will spend another day in darkness. I think I found the first outlet in the series and it's on the opposite side of my house. I'll deal with it tomorrow.
Open neutral
Open neutral
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Wood
Chumono
Nice catch! @The Barber was spot on with it.
I did the original cuts here https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/what-did-you-do-today-show-us-pic-required.58560/post-1175868
And gave some explanation here https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/what-did-you-do-today-show-us-pic-required.58560/post-1175971
And for kicks, here's a pic of the Kinbon article talking about the original version of that technique. I figured that even though Ebihara did it with Japanese maples, it'll work just as well for other species
Maiden69
Masterpiece
Took a picture of the first flowers out of my yoshino cherry. I had the tree since DEC 2020 when I bought it as a bare root whip. I was about to do a hard trim right before it started pushing leaves, glad I didn't. I will do the trim after this flush hardens up to start building the ramification.
Here is the entire tree. Need a lot of work, but should be good I think.
I also took a few pics of my peach tree flowers, this was supposed to be a peppermint, but I guess they end up sending me a double red... which is more like fuchsia.
Here is the entire tree. Need a lot of work, but should be good I think.
I also took a few pics of my peach tree flowers, this was supposed to be a peppermint, but I guess they end up sending me a double red... which is more like fuchsia.
Bought this Juniperus Horizontalis WILTONII in discount for 22€ from 45€. It needs emergency reppoting into free draining substrate. Trunk is promising, hopefuly I will turn it to something. Now it needs to regain health and vigor.
hsaintandre
Sapling
Today I had to take a sick leave from my formal work, but I couldn't help taking some pictures of the maple leaves sprouting. I just love them.
Beni maiko stronger than sealant
Beni maiko stronger than sealant
WEI
Yamadori
surprise surprise, the trident maple i got online was hiding some nasty roots and inverse taper underneath the soil line. it was also potted in what felt like straight clay, and the relatively low number of fine feeder roots is one reason the leaves are minuscule.
a shame given the phenomenal movement in the trunk. recovery mode for time being into akadama/pumice with some charcoal. plan is to let it recover for a year or two and then ground layer
a shame given the phenomenal movement in the trunk. recovery mode for time being into akadama/pumice with some charcoal. plan is to let it recover for a year or two and then ground layer
A. Gorilla
Omono
I was waiting for birds, then it started raining. So no birds.
shohin_branches
Chumono
I've never received a tree with good roots from the auctions. Most of mine were two years overdue for a repot and appeared to never have even intial rootwork done on them. One of the many reason I've stopped buying trees from the Facebook auctions. Sometimes patience is hard for me but I just keep remembering the Japanese Black Pine that turned out to be a Scots pine.
Luckily it's a trident so it should recover but at the price point those usually go for they shouldn't need five years of corrective rootwork.
I was also a bit disappointed by the root situation on the starters I got from international bonsai.
If it was the Facebook auctions you should leave a review. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1114115742471144/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
Vincent Tanner
Shohin
Pruned, wired, repotted. Good bones! There’s potential.
