BubblePopScott
Mame
Sorry I'm new, what is the idea behind the plywood?
NN - 10 years challenge
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namnhi
Masterpiece
So that the roots will not dive downward but instead growing out radially. This will give you a flatter root and better nebari. There is a thread on here talking specifically about that - Ebihara maple by Markyscott.
Colorado
Masterpiece
Ponderosa Pine sown March 2019:
Colorado Blue Spruce sown April 2019:
Colorado Blue Spruce sown April 2019:
What??? No rules???? How can there be no rules??? If there’s no rules, how do we know when we’ve broken one? (Too bad Stephen Hawking passed away, maybe he could derive an answer to that one! Lol!!!). Meanwhile, us mere mortals are contemplating the implications of “no rules”! If there’s no rules, can we say we posted a tree, and not really post one? Can we take credit for someone else’s outstanding results? If our tree dies, can we say it didn’t? Oh!!! This is going to cause me to lose sleep!
No rules??? It’s like a @Dav4 tree with no drop branch! A JWP by @Smoke! A post by @sorce that you can actually understand! Oh!!! It’s just too much!!!
<swoon...>
Oh, here’s a “tree”:
Well... it’s actually not a tree. It’s cuttings from Boon’s pink wisteria! But, hey, there’s no “rule” stating it had to be a tree, right??? Right??? Ok, cool!
The wisteria at Boon’s:
It doesn’t look as good this year as it has in past years. It got moved in the muddle of the summer from Boon’s garden in Hayward to his new place in Valley Springs last summer.
I’m hoping to get a few cuttings growing tor my garden!
Colorado
Masterpiece
...what do you mean it got moved?
That thing looks huge! Did they move it with a dump truck? ?
That thing looks huge! Did they move it with a dump truck? ?
Hack Yeah!
Omono
Acer palmatum nishiki sumthinother, one of my latest 10yr projects, attempted layer started a couple of days ago... I'm in
As in dug up, lifted, burlaped, trucked, unburlapped, replanted. I don’t know how they did it this time, but when it was moved from Alemeda to Hayward, they used an engine block hoist. So, this is the SECOND time this tree has moved with Boon! And, it is huge! About 7 feet tall!
BonsaiNaga13
Chumono
I already have my own thread with trees I started from seed but I guess i could join in here too
namnhi
Masterpiece
Of course, as stated... No rules. I may call you out for updates though.
BonsaiNaga13
Chumono
Japanese maple started indoors late winter, recently wired
Trident maple started indoors late autumn recently wired
These were my first ever wire jobs and I had to be gentle as to not damage the seedlings so they're kinda sloppy
And some seedlings started from a small leaf parent tree
Trident maple started indoors late autumn recently wired
These were my first ever wire jobs and I had to be gentle as to not damage the seedlings so they're kinda sloppy
And some seedlings started from a small leaf parent tree
eryk2kartman
Chumono
Im in too.
so far waiting for seeds to germinate
i will update here.
Good idea i like it!
so far waiting for seeds to germinate
i will update here.Good idea i like it!
BonsaiMatt
Shohin
The idea is that they will grow and girdle themselves at the hole in the plywood. Eventually they will form a new (flat and radial, so good for bonsai) root system above the board. Then we remove the old roots below the board. This thread inspired this project.
Never done it before personally, so that's just my best laid plans lol. I'll let you know how it turns out, hoping the boards don't rot out before the magic happens.
PeaceLoveBonsai
Chumono
A trident maple clump project started last year.
PeaceLoveBonsai
Chumono
And a ginkgo I bought last summer. (Photo from 6/6/2018)
And a recent picture. I think it might have gotten smaller! ???
And a recent picture. I think it might have gotten smaller! ???
This thread is going to confuse many people. There are several techniques being discussed using boards and tiles, and these tools can be used in different ways, for different effects. This thread has them all jumbled up!
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
I don't think so. People won't be confused. Threads like this pique their interest and they will search to get the details in more specific threads or other sources. At least that what happens to me all the time in Bonsai Nut.
namnhi
Masterpiece
Am not so concern about technique in this one. You do whatever techniques you want with your trees then show us what they look like each year at the start of Spring. You are welcome to show your techniques and progress as often as you would like.
Is that a rule? I’m so confused! Lol!!!
Ok, I’m done! My wisteria cuttings are still alive!
Cosmos
Shohin
Amur maple volunteer from my neighbourhood, collected last weekend. Can’t quite locate the parent tree. Happy with the number of buds on the lower trunk.
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