I want to more arguments ..Bonsai Humor Thread No. 2

[doc spring _work]

>.> I fear posting on this thread but...

Lime sulfur looks bad in deadwood, the pure bone white color is bazaar and lime sulfur only really prevents fungus... And only at the surface.. I feel it's a practice rooted in traditional works... And as (craftsman? Artisans? Whatever) I feel it's our job to play with and experiment with different methods,

(Yes I know some people will use paint to add darkness to lime sulfur treatment, but I've heard time and time people saying they love the bone white color.. which I guess could be preference)

Edit, forgot to add photos to compare natural material to trained material.

 

[nuttiest]

The USA Military has their own timezone?

Yes, do we have to explain everything to you?

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

The USA Military has their own timezone?

Actually, more specifically, the US military has 6 time zones. One for each branch.

 

[Maros]

Actually, more specifically, the US military has 6 time zones. One for each branch.

+ Rambo has it's own because he doesn't give a f***

 

[leatherback]

Yes, do we have to explain everything to you?

nope, only the things that you seem to take for granted, but most of the world would find pretty weird.
so, please explain why the usa military has their own timezone, and hoe does it relate to utc timezones?

 

[nuttiest]

nope, only the things that you seem to take for granted, but most of the world would find pretty weird.
so, please explain why the usa military has their own timezone, and hoe does it relate to utc timezones?

lol just a snarky response on the argument thread but I didn't know there were different times. Now it's no funny. Pretty sure all countries can relate to Zulu time, sheesh

 

[Cajunrider]

Yes- I’m here for the arguments!

Plants Feel Pain and Might Even See

It’s time to retire the hierarchical classification of living things.

nautil.us

My habanero pepper must be angry and the Carolina reaper is raging.

 

[NMbonsai]

If you notice, I mostly comment on horticulture. I'm pretty good at growing things. I rarely comment on design, as I don't have much to show for my work. Every 5 to 10 years I have an unplanned, "unfortunate incident" that tends to set me back to square one. As a result, my trees are not much to look at. My last heart attack and 10 day hospitalization April 2025 set me back again. I had not made contingency plans for tree care. I knew better, just didn't get too it. My last "back up plan" from a few years earlier had proven unreliable, and I had not trained a new helper.

This azalea that I picked up last year (2024) from Rick Garcia, has survived, so I have one tree, to keep working on. Actually I have about 25 or so trees of various species that are rooted into a growing bed.They had been healed in for winter and never got dug up. For some, it will be good trunk growth, others, it won't be helpful. Got a lot to work on.

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Glad you are on the mend, Leo. You are such an asset to this community; generously sharing your knowledge with the rest of us. Even though I have never met you in person, I feel like I know you from all of your posts, and have learned so much from them. I hope the apprentice works out and realizes how lucky they are for the opportunity. Please continue to recover and know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.

 

[ShadyStump]

>.> I fear posting on this thread but...

Lime sulfur looks bad in deadwood, the pure bone white color is bazaar and lime sulfur only really prevents fungus... And only at the surface.. I feel it's a practice rooted in traditional works... And as (craftsman? Artisans? Whatever) I feel it's our job to play with and experiment with different methods,

(Yes I know some people will use paint to add darkness to lime sulfur treatment, but I've heard time and time people saying they love the bone white color.. which I guess could be preference)

Edit, forgot to add photos to compare natural material to trained material.

I heartily agree!
I understand the desire to add contrast between live veins and deadwood, but this method loses allot of the character.
I understand that it's compounded when we see the trees in pics on a phone, but the blazing white all across decreases the effects of shadow, and also makes it very difficult to see the lines of grain in the wood, which effects combine to ruin the three dimensional visual. You can no longer see the movement of the wood, and that, more than anything else, is what makes deadwood interesting.

There must be better ways to manage the color so that we can maintain, or even exaggerate if we want, the shape and texture of deadwood. I imagine if you're brave you could try stains of different colors/shades in different spots to accentuate different curves.

 

[DonielDoom]

Please delete this post.

To clarify, I mean my post not this thread. I mistakenly posted in this thread and edited it as such since I can't delete my messages. @doc spring _work

 

[Maros]

To clarify, I mean my post not this thread. I mistakenly posted in this thread and edited it as such since I can't delete my messages. @doc spring _work

Don't worry.
This is arguing thread. So you can argue and disagree even with yourself.

 

[DonielDoom]

So you can argue and disagree even with yourself.

I need no thread for that

When do we say bonsai vs bone-sigh, again? Or even bonzai?

 

[Dav4]

I need no thread for that

When do we say bonsai vs bone-sigh, again? Or even bonzai?

 

[Carol 83]

If you notice, I mostly comment on horticulture. I'm pretty good at growing things. I rarely comment on design, as I don't have much to show for my work. Every 5 to 10 years I have an unplanned, "unfortunate incident" that tends to set me back to square one. As a result, my trees are not much to look at. My last heart attack and 10 day hospitalization April 2025 set me back again. I had not made contingency plans for tree care. I knew better, just didn't get too it. My last "back up plan" from a few years earlier had proven unreliable, and I had not trained a new helper.

This azalea that I picked up last year (2024) from Rick Garcia, has survived, so I have one tree, to keep working on. Actually I have about 25 or so trees of various species that are rooted into a growing bed.They had been healed in for winter and never got dug up. For some, it will be good trunk growth, others, it won't be helpful. Got a lot to work on.

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So sorry to hear @Leo in N E Illinois but glad to hear you're on the mend. You're an invaluable resource here .

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

I need no thread for that

When do we say bonsai vs bone-sigh, again? Or even bonzai?

My understanding is that "bonsai" (pronounced "bone-sigh," definition directly translated into English as "potted tree") is what this forum is all about, a Japanese word for the antique art of miniaturizing trees in a pot, as adopted and adapted from the Chinese art of penjing, or "potted landscape."
"Banzai" (pronounced "bahn-zī") evolved into a Japanese war cry that means "ten thousand years." It was especially used as such a cry during WWII during suicidal charges in the name of the emperor, and became well-known to the western world during that time. I am not familiar with the use of this word currently.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Since some of the OG /old geezers? have chimed in they don't like when someone does not follow advice, I thought I would voice my concern over it - advice is just that, advice. It is not meant to be adhered to every time you get it, or you may end up sorry. If you have never made some bad life choices on someone elses advice then you're probably safe. Weigh all and then make your OWN choices.
Too much worrying about conflicting advice here too. It's supposed to be that way, different opinions. Not everything has a gold standard.

this is when I switch it up and tell know it all newbs to fertilize their trees with rock salt. Works every time.

 

[nuttiest]

this is when I switch it up and tell know it all newbs to fertilize their trees with rock salt. Works every time.

Works well if they only listened...

 

[ShadyStump]

you can argue and disagree even with yourself.

But that's already 70% of my thoughts anyway.
I was hoping for something new.

 

[NMbonsai]

this is when I switch it up and tell know it all newbs to fertilize their trees with rock salt. Works every time.

But it has to be the special Himalayan pink rock salt; mined and processed by hand by enlightened monks, high in the mountains of Tibet. This salt contains rare trace elements and minerals guaranteed to make your bonsai thrive. Only available for a limited time and only at this website: www.fullashit.com. Supplies are limited so please act now so you don't miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity!

 

[SailDesign]

But it has to be the special Himalayan pink rock salt; mined and processed by hand by enlightened monks, high in the mountains of Tibet. This salt contains rare trace elements and minerals guaranteed to make your bonsai thrive. Only available for a limited time and only at this website: www.fullashit.com. Supplies are limited so please act now so you don't miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity!

And when you buy it in the grocery store, it says it's 2,000,000 years old but has a use-by date of next year.... Wow! Just in time!