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Omono
Hey Smoke,
So jealous of your climate......but then again it gives me more time for "Te kil'ya" and the blues....lol.
Great work.
G
Whats Going on in Smoke's Backyard?
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So jealous of your climate......but then again it gives me more time for "Te kil'ya" and the blues....lol.
Great work.
G
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
After five hundred feet of wire...
and enough umbrella jokes for a life time....
I just have to decide how much of this freakin canopy I want to keep!
and enough umbrella jokes for a life time....
I just have to decide how much of this freakin canopy I want to keep!
Yosemite Goat
Mame
You always tell a good story with your trees and show what you are doing.
Greatly admired!
Greatly admired!
backroadstraveler
Sapling
OMG that trunk is epic. Love it.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
A good problem to have... I just caught up on this thread, things are going well in the back. Yard that is...
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Reworked this bunjin juniper. Gold background was a couple weeks ago after refinishing the branches. The top just seemed too lush and I wanted the drop branch somehow connected to the composition. I thinned the top a lot and jinned most of the branching in the front of the crown. pulled down the second branch and connected the right side to look like a cascading waterfall. I also allowed some of the shari to peek around the trunk for a hint of connectivity there also, and a few places near the top also.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
You're becoming quite the bunjini....
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
The right branches bother me. They're parallel, bowed, and all the foliage is below the branch instead of above it. I like the upper left branch foliage, and would like to see the right ones handled the same way. Maybe you need to dislocate that first right branch from the trunk at the top and pull it down a bit more severely. Great trunk and nice Shari.
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
I actually screwed up here. I was not supposed to post this update on this tree yet. It is in the time capsule, and I am currently preparing it for the big reveal. The branches you see are not the final incarnation as I have just set the foundation for next year. Still a few more jins to do but will do those in the fall after a rest period. There is little green on it currently but it is a beast and will be ready for next year. Just have to wait now...in the words of this place....It will be Epic!
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
oh and as an aside...that first branch has been dislocated at the time of the demonstration before I bought it. As it is, I have strained it to the point that any more pushing would probably rip it off. I just have to work with what I got and make the best of it. baby steps. In this shot you can see that branch is on the bottom left and the notch is visable. this was how I purchased it.
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Uh oh...massive screw up. Now I have to go out and check it. The drop branch is the second one up on the right. The left branch is now that big jin!
I'll be back......
I'll be back......
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Ok got it.
I broke the branch. I put it back together and wired it. I looks like it is healed somewhat and the wire needs to come off as it is starting to cut in at the bottom. It still has the old cut pasted over the wound. Maybe in a year or so with the crack still wired and can get a better angle on it.
I broke the branch. I put it back together and wired it. I looks like it is healed somewhat and the wire needs to come off as it is starting to cut in at the bottom. It still has the old cut pasted over the wound. Maybe in a year or so with the crack still wired and can get a better angle on it.
Hey @Smoke , thought this as good a place as any to ask.
Whilst reading, I read this page of your blog again:
https://bonsaial.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/cutting-down-for-shohin/
And then:
https://bonsaial.wordpress.com/?s=realville
Just curious how this Shohin is going this year, or is there an update coming soon?
Whilst reading, I read this page of your blog again:
https://bonsaial.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/cutting-down-for-shohin/
And then:
https://bonsaial.wordpress.com/?s=realville
Just curious how this Shohin is going this year, or is there an update coming soon?
drew33998
Masterpiece
Depends how many people you want to keep out of the rain! Jk. Awesome peice of material
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Here is the tree tonight. 103 today and a little peek at soil temps, leaves look pretty good to me. Could it be this magic soil I'm using......triple digits for the last four weeks and triple digits for the next two.
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drew33998
Masterpiece
Oh. Im late to the party. Proceed...
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Al you have these under shade cloth, right? I've seen your setup, but do you lower screens in the front and back when it gets this stinking hot?
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
yep and nope
David Copperfield set up the placement.
David Copperfield set up the placement.
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Worked on three of the root cuttings today. Pots are Sonny Boggs, Peter Macasieb, and Bunzan
