Thank you sir! I appreciate that! As you know, I collect and create trees differently than many of the other folks working with BC. Fortunately most folks seem to appreciate the results.
Cjr bald cypress work
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Cajunrider
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You and I have that "BC collection kinship"
As for your BC style, I have been looking at BC bonsai pictures on-line and am able to spot your work most of the time. I appreciate most the thinking out of the box and the drastic forced perspective you are able to create with your BC groups and forests.
Cajunrider
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Stay tuned. This forest will be rearranged soon
Cajunrider
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Summer hard prune. This one is developing nicely.
Before
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Before
After
Cajunrider
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Was planning hard prune but decided to just bend all branches down hard. The carve wound is healing well. 
Will style this winter.
Will style this winter.
Cajunrider
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This split base tree has healed well enough. Apex selection done today.
Cajunrider
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Frankenstein got his wedgies removed. The base looks very good. I am still letting it grow free ti heal.
you moving out of the area?
Cajunrider
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That’s the grand plan.
crap, what's my last chance to get a tree with prominent flutes (shorter and thinner the trunk the better, but prominent flutes because they are magnificent) (planning on an upright single trunk)
Cajunrider
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Bottom split of a BC.
1. Leave the tree in tub to keep the tree stable. Make plunge cuts along the grain with a vibrating saw.
2. Use a bush knife and a hammer to finish the cuts through the trunk portion underground.
3. Take tree out of tub so the roots can move freely. Hammer in the wedges. Put tree back in tub and chopstick the soil into to roots.
4. Spray tree with insecticide to discourage them from nesting in the cracks.
5. Wrap the trunk around the crack to prevent drying out while the tree recovers.
6. Keep tree in shade for 2 weeks.
1. Leave the tree in tub to keep the tree stable. Make plunge cuts along the grain with a vibrating saw.
2. Use a bush knife and a hammer to finish the cuts through the trunk portion underground.
3. Take tree out of tub so the roots can move freely. Hammer in the wedges. Put tree back in tub and chopstick the soil into to roots.
4. Spray tree with insecticide to discourage them from nesting in the cracks.
5. Wrap the trunk around the crack to prevent drying out while the tree recovers.
6. Keep tree in shade for 2 weeks.
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Cajunrider
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Apex selection and pruning off the top branches to encourage growth down low on a few BCs.
Cajunrider
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Weeded and fertilize a BC forest. The plan remains the same for natural selection to take place. No training for the near future.
Cajunrider
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Weeded two more BC forests and apex selection for one BC.
Cajunrider
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Working on Twinsies.
The tops were allowed to grow free for root development. It is time to cut all that back and encourage the lower branch to grow. The two tops will be chopped soon.
The tops were allowed to grow free for root development. It is time to cut all that back and encourage the lower branch to grow. The two tops will be chopped soon.
Cajunrider
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I’ve been a busy coonass for the last few days. Lots of trees to move for optimum sunlight and to carve the chops.
Cajunrider
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I changed my mind this morning after looking at it for a few days. The apex is chopped down to just a few inches. I will select a new apex whenever the buds show up.
Cajunrider
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2 more shohin BCs to be. They were chopped a few weeks ago.
Initial carve for development as shohin bald cypress. This one has good potential.
Cajunrider
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Broke apart two BC groups and formed a forest. The groups were grown specifically for this day. There is one tree on the back edge that will be chopped in the spring. Right now the trees will be left alone to recover.
The second biggest tree standing alone in the back left received a trunk split to improve its base.
The second biggest tree standing alone in the back left received a trunk split to improve its base.
