adamjcode
Sapling
I have been searching this forum and the internet for sources of giant bonsai pots, and it seems there are not that many options for clay -- or even mica or plastic -- containers which are over 20 inches wide.
As context, this summer I purchased this large field maple which is currently in a cut-down plastic nursery pot which measures about 25 inches in diameter. The trunk is about 8 inches wide above the roots, and the root spread is basically 24 inches (the whole diameter of the container). Next spring, I'd like to move this tree into a transitional bonsai container which will encourage leaf reduction and ramification while also looking good.
I definitely have the option of building a custom training container out of wood, and that may be what I end up doing, but I was wondering if instead I could find a large (likely Chinese) pot for the next 2-3 years?
So far I've found:
H&F Import Bonsai Pots & Supplies (link: http://www.hfimports.com/extralargepots.html) which has what I'm looking for, but I don't know if they sell retail.
Hollow Creek Bonsai (link: http://www.hollowcreekbonsai.com/ecommerce/pots/23-inch-larger-bonsai-pots.rhtml) but they may not be large enough.
Brussels Bonsai (link: http://shop.brusselsbonsai.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=8866&category=18) but this 22 inch x 17.5 inch pot is definitely not large enough.
Manhattan Bonsai (link: http://www.manhattanbonsai.com/catalog1_i1075680.html?catId=56736) 18.5 inch x 14 inch Tokoname, but also not large enough.
Any other recommendations for extra large pots?
Thanks!
Adam
As context, this summer I purchased this large field maple which is currently in a cut-down plastic nursery pot which measures about 25 inches in diameter. The trunk is about 8 inches wide above the roots, and the root spread is basically 24 inches (the whole diameter of the container). Next spring, I'd like to move this tree into a transitional bonsai container which will encourage leaf reduction and ramification while also looking good.
I definitely have the option of building a custom training container out of wood, and that may be what I end up doing, but I was wondering if instead I could find a large (likely Chinese) pot for the next 2-3 years?
So far I've found:
H&F Import Bonsai Pots & Supplies (link: http://www.hfimports.com/extralargepots.html) which has what I'm looking for, but I don't know if they sell retail.
Hollow Creek Bonsai (link: http://www.hollowcreekbonsai.com/ecommerce/pots/23-inch-larger-bonsai-pots.rhtml) but they may not be large enough.
Brussels Bonsai (link: http://shop.brusselsbonsai.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=8866&category=18) but this 22 inch x 17.5 inch pot is definitely not large enough.
Manhattan Bonsai (link: http://www.manhattanbonsai.com/catalog1_i1075680.html?catId=56736) 18.5 inch x 14 inch Tokoname, but also not large enough.
Any other recommendations for extra large pots?
Thanks!
Adam