Bald Cypress Repot and Trim

[barrosinc]

Cool tree!

 

[j evans]

Good looking tree. Must really help to keep the interest up when they grow so fast. Great work as always!

 

[Underdog]

Great progression John. Thanks for the time you spent doing it.
We are on the same page regarding flat tops and submerging.
I've been letting mine grow in my pond in a basket. Taking it and others down to Sarasota with me for a month. I want to work the roots back then back into the same pond basket I think. Sister has a pond there for it to hang out.
Looks like you used mostly Lava all along then added Pumas or something this time?

@Native Tree12 I've been to Selby Gardens. Are there any must see Bonsai places in the area? I plan a drive down to Wiggarts while there. I've heard of a Vietnamese nursery in the area but not been able to find it?

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Great progression John. Thanks for the time you spent doing it.
We are on the same page regarding flat tops and submerging.
I've been letting mine grow in my pond in a basket. Taking it and others down to Sarasota with me for a month. I want to work the roots back then back into the same pond basket I think. Sister has a pond there for it to hang out.
Looks like you used mostly Lava all along then added Pumas or something this time?

@Native Tree12 I've been to Selby Gardens. Are there any must see Bonsai places in the area? I plan a drive down to Wiggarts while there. I've heard of a Vietnamese nursery in the area but not been able to find it?

Thanks! I added pumice to the mix. So it is lava, pumice, and a little pine bark.

 

[Underdog]

Thanks! I added pumice to the mix. So it is lava, pumice, and a little pine bark.

Got all that loaded in the truck w/the trees Thanks John

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

@Underdog

Welcome

Mai Vang Nursery
6979 Richardson Rd Sarasota, FL 34240

It is tucked into a sub-division, or the sub-division grew around it. North & East of intersection of Interstate 74 & County Road 780 - Fruitville Road, about a mile east of I-75, half mile north of Fruitville Road. Access is turn north on Coburn Rd. or Tatum Road. My cousin lives very close in the same general area or I would have never stumbled across the place.

They have all sorts of tropical and subtropical fruit trees. I think that's their main money maker. If you are looking for Sapodilla, Diospyros digyna, or D. nigra, Pouteria, and some citrus. Many more exotic fruit trees. Bonsai wise they have Ochna integerrima - Yellow Ochna, also Ochna serrulata-Mickey Mouse plant. I got a really nice pre bonsai Malpighia (Barbados cherry) there too, just about ready for a display pot.. Web prices are high, they don't like shipping, and make you pay if they have to ship. If you pick up and carry out, prices are reasonable, not necessarily cheap, but not near as high as the website. They are Vietnamese owned & run, usually at least one person there is fluent in English, it might take a few minutes for them to find that person, but just take your time and browse around.

Well worth the trip. Oh, and between Coburn & Tatum Roads, on the south side of Fruitville road is Stottlemeyer's Smokehouse - a great spot for Florida BBQ. It is right behind a gas station, but with a big sign. Great food, good spot to stop for lunch. Went there twice while I was in area for a week in 2018.

 

[Native Tree12]

Ok, guys, I said somewhere in there that it needed more work, gotta get some more tools. The Dremel was no match for this. After it gets some more height, which won'the take years, I plan to shorten/ carve, do away with it, or keep it. I am open to all suggestions, that is why I posted it.

Thanks

You could always create a more natural looking break on the top just shorter ?..you carved a realistic looking bottle ..label and all LOL

 

[Native Tree12]

I would skip the power tools - just grab it just over halfway up (with your hand or pliers), snap it, and tear it downward. Then peel it a bit with pliers, and you should get a more natural look . . .

Yes

 

[Native Tree12]

Started combing out and reducing the roots. And this point, I forgot to take pictures, but I eventually potted her up in a round mica pot just a little larger than the original container.

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Yes you are spot on ..I think you told me about it ..No drain holes are the way to go for growing the size of BC

 

[Native Tree12]

Looking great

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Update:

Gotta love that lime green new foliage.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Today:

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Update:

Time for a little defoliation and rewiring, the branches were intentionally left long to thicken them.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Update: I took advantage of the sunny weather today to repot this guy. I find working the trees a sort of therapy and today I needed some. My mother-in-law passed away Saturday, she was very special to me and I needed some time to just think. She was a big fan of my trees and I kinda felt she was with me as I worked. I will miss her...

I got a really nice pot from Waldo Street Pottery, Eli Akins, that I put this one in.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

This is what I started with:











After a little teasing:







After some trimming:

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Test fit:



Pot prepared:



Waiting on a little spring:

 

[Carol 83]

Update: I took advantage of the sunny weather today to repot this guy. I find working the trees a sort of therapy and today I needed some. My mother-in-law passed away Saturday, she was very special to me and I needed some time to just think. She was a big fan of my trees and I kinda felt she was with me as I worked. I will miss her...

I got a really nice pot from Waldo Street Pottery, Eli Akins, that I put this one in.

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So sorry to hear about your mother in law. I'm sure she was smiling down upon you during the repot.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Sorry for your family’s loss. Condolences to Mrs. Mullet. BC looks good.

 

[Dav4]

My condolences, man. Great tree and a wonderful fit with the Waldo pot... a nice distraction now and a way to remember later.

 

[LanceMac10]

Sorry to hear of your loss.

She must have been special....not many folks are fan's of a "Mellow Mullet".......trust me, I had some power mullets back in the day.....

Nice tree/pot pairing.