KiwiPlantGuy
Omono
Hi,
5 years going strong. NZ native
Charles
5 years going strong. NZ native
Charles
What tree have you kept for the longest amount of time ?
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Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
JWP’s?
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
22 years.
fredman
Masterpiece
Eckhoffw
Masterpiece
So what, you must be close to 60 yrs old then?
Shogun610
Masterpiece
The dude has a Wikipedia page lol amazing………he’s 70
Michael P
Omono
I still have my very first bonsai, a Natal plum (Carissa grandiflora) that I acquired in 1974 or 1975. It survived my decades of ignorance despite several near-death experiences. I think of it as my eldest child.
Eckhoffw
Masterpiece
Pics?
Michael P
Omono
Eckhoffw
Masterpiece
Wow! That looks like it could be an amazing tree under there. I Would love to see new pics whenever you get a chance!
Michael P
Omono
It is one of my New Year's resolutions. Of course, it was a resolution last year too, LOL.
Hartinez
Masterpiece
I’ve had this tree since about 2014 or so. Major initial flaws and a major dieback from drying out this summer have me completely rebuilding. Long term though it’ll just be better.
but it looks like this now and should improve vastly by next summer
but it looks like this now and should improve vastly by next summer
Hartinez
Masterpiece
Funny you say that. My oldest and second oldest are tropical and sub tropical. Ficus and a Bougie. I’ve also moved multiple times in the last 3 years alone.
PonderingSage:
Shohin
I hardly want to jinx myself… so ill stay out of this one.
I’ll echo some comments of some other people who have moved a lot that has made it challenging.
I’ll echo some comments of some other people who have moved a lot that has made it challenging.
Joe Dupre'
Omono
Parsley hawthorn......... 6 years from a stump.
erich_raudebaugh
Shohin
Shimpaku I've had since 1991. I ordered it from Brussel Bonsai as a '5-6 year old whip'. It's been in a pot the whole time. I had left the tree with my parents when I moved, and sadly all the trees that went with me were lost in a house fire. At least this one survived! The trunk is a bit small for its age because I pinched it too much for the first 20 years.
Shimpaku I've had since 1991. I ordered it from Brussel Bonsai as a '5-6 year old whip'. It's been in a pot the whole time. I had left the tree with my parents when I moved, and sadly all the trees that went with me were lost in a house fire. At least this one survived! The trunk is a bit small for its age because I pinched it too much for the first 20 years.
Did the major dieback include the branches that are missing, or was that a design choice? Not to be an ass, but I liked it better before, big bougie fan.
Hartinez
Masterpiece
Both. one of the main branches from the original design Completely died back. If i had left the others it would have just been awkward. Not an ass comment at all, it did look better before. But this tree also looked crappy in 2014/15 as well!! With more growth over the next few years It will def be back to its glory in a far more appealing form if you ask me, with far fewer rookie flaws, but well see! Here’s its thread if you want to see my thoughts through the changes.
Bougie Broom
Thought I’d start a thread for this Bougie, just for documentation purposes. It’s been posted in plenty of other threads because it mostly speaks for itself. It blooms and the colors are beautiful. The tree however has quite a few flaws that if I had the original tree now, I would have...
Apparently my memory is worse than I thought...
When life gives you lemons...nice save.
Crazy Diamond
Omono
Myoporum or something?
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