Whats Going on in Smoke's Backyard?

[Dav4]

The pot/tree combo is yummy, the thong is for desert...

OMG!!! That is just gross!

 

[Smoke]

OMG!!! That is just gross!

I'm feelin it though....I'm gettin old so it don't take much

 

[JudyB]

I mean the desert, as in Sahara...

 

[Dav4]

I mean the desert, as in Sahara...

Ohhhhhh. Reading comprehension used to be a strong suit of mine

 

[Smoke]

For the last two weekends its been bonsai. Either meetings, workshops or study groups. So, today I took my bride to the snow. She wanted to see some trees covered with snow. We drove as far as we could without chains since I don't have any for this car.


I'm sorry. I mashed the button on the wrong file.

Here ya go.

 

[Smoke]

So...I get home all inspired and look whats up on the turntable to work on for the next several weeks...

Warmed up on the wire now, so time to get busy....bout 14 inches tall and 2 inch trunk.



Maybe some shari?

 

[0soyoung]

I mean the desert, as in Sahara...

Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
It was priceless as 'dessert'.

So much of the joy that was mine is now gone

 

[Smoke]

The time has come. The Jim Barett pot I had this tree in has done it's job. Planting the tree in the pot with no soil on the bottom and tying it in tight has made the trunk flare and rootage improve.

First I have to remove the squirrel guard! Oh Oh and the Christmas balls.


The roots only grow on the bottom of the pot. It is here that they push against the wires and flare the trunk. Notice that the roots do not circle. It is just too tight for that.


It is also very thin.


Cut the donut off.


Clean the top and were almost ready.


The pile on the right is all the soil that was in the pot. There is some in the roots but not much.

 

[Smoke]

The new pot is one inch shorter in length but one inch taller in height. Now I can get the tree seated into the pot at the proper height and expose more of the base of the tree. This soil blend has more 1/8 lava and more wood. Fine orchid bark about 3/8 in size. The finer soil will help with ramification now.

The pot is a Chinese cerulean blue bag pot. I like this color as in fall it should be really nice.


I dumped this soil back in the mixer and re blended it as to what I called out above. This is the coarse soil.


This is after blending it with finer texture.


Watering the tree in.

 

[Smoke]

Now for a little back drop.

 

[JudyB]

Very excellent. I was going to ask you for the beauty shots, but then you posted them. Me likee.

 

[Smoke]

Very excellent. I was going to ask you for the beauty shots, but then you posted them. Me likee.

Can't wait for fall. Cream is OK but this color should be real nice with the color of fall.

 

[Carol 83]

Can we please have Spring first?

 

[Smoke]

Can we please have Spring first?

Awwh nuts..

 

[Smoke]

Remember those damn elm root cutting I did? The ones with the crazy exposed roots? Well they got pots today too.



I don't know this one reminds me of when Ripley gets inside that suit in the movie Alien!

 

[Smoke]

This elm got a pot too.



A couple pines...




......and a couple privets. These need some work but I decided to put them into pots now because they :
One. Need to be slowed down
Two. The branching will be finer.

 

[JudyB]

You've been a busy little beaver haven't you. Don't forget to make time for sandwiches...

 

[Smoke]

A lot of the small stuff I potted yesterday was shohin/mame size stuff. I don't have a lot of room left for plants on the shohin arbor. Have to start thinking about what I can build in the yard for the second display of small trees. I see one hole to fill, but looks to be some room if I move a few things.

 

[Smoke]

Anyone wonder what happened to the pot the maple was in?

It now has Ole Horney in it. Planted directly on the bottom of the pot just like the maple.

Man thats an ugly tree.

 

[Smoke]

The first trees to pop in my yard?

Without a doubt....Elm!



This bud photo is from this tree.