Mikecheck123
Omono
Here's how it looked in the ground last June.
Collected coast redwood
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Mikecheck123
Omono
I just let it recover in a shallow pot until today.
Mikecheck123
Omono
Nice roots!
Mikecheck123
Omono
Root reduction and picking a front with the best nebari.
HENDO
Shohin
Those are indeed nice roots - looks like it recovered well time to put the smackdown on it!
Mikecheck123
Omono
I'm naked!
Mikecheck123
Omono
Plan for the future:
Mikecheck123
Omono
I will conclude by saying I have no idea if any of this will work. Open to suggestions. Thanks for coming to my Red Talk.
HENDO
Shohin
I know absolutely nothing about reds, but do know a bit about bald cypress, and know that some people have made similarities between the two.
With the above in mind, I like the dropped branches - I would be adding a bit more side-to-side to them if it were a BC I had.
If you're happy with the trunk thickness, I would be tempted to shorten it and perhaps make a jin feature or split/hollow. To me it looks very tall and skinny.
Wulfskaar
Omono
Really nice! Were those little baby redwoods in the roots picture???
Mikecheck123
Omono
Yea, I still have the option of lopping off down to the next pair of branches. I'm going to wait and see what it looks like with foliage and when photographed from a proper angle at the soil line. Trying to emulate a giant. The trunk proportionality is good, but the taper is a bit lacking at the top.
Mikecheck123
Omono
No, mostly weeds, but there was one coast live oak seedling!
Not sure if it will survive, but I potted it up. It has just one leaf.
Wulfskaar
Omono
Cool! I've got a bunch of coast live oak seedlings growing right now. Good luck with the redwood; I really like it!No, mostly weeds, but there was one coast live oak seedling!
MrWunderful
Omono
The only real similarity is the frond like foliage. Are you thinking of dawn redwood? Coastal is evergreen, bald cypress and dawn redwood are deciduous conifers.
@Mikecheck123 I personally like redwoods with a bit more taper, but that is my opinion. I have two like that and chopped them both
Mikecheck123
Omono
Let me show you my inspiration: "The Giant" in Henry Crowell State Park. See it now?The only real similarity is the frond like foliage. Are you thinking of dawn redwood? Coastal is evergreen, bald cypress and dawn redwood are deciduous conifers.
@Mikecheck123 I personally like redwoods with a bit more taper, but that is my opinion. I have two like that and chopped them both
HENDO
Shohin
Yes, yes I was thinking of dawn redwood! I learnt something new today - thanks!The only real similarity is the frond like foliage. Are you thinking of dawn redwood? Coastal is evergreen, bald cypress and dawn redwood are deciduous conifers.
@Mikecheck123 I personally like redwoods with a bit more taper, but that is my opinion. I have two like that and chopped them both
MrWunderful
Omono
Let me show you my inspiration: "The Giant" in Henry Crowell State Park. See it now?
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Ive seen it in person
Noble inspiration, but I have found personally that such majestic scale doesnt translate well to bonsai.
I think the reason is the redwoods are so gigantic, you cant get far enough back to see the entire tree in such dense forests. Or so was my experience.
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
I think it's a good use of the material, but it could be shortened....and an old rounded apex will need to added to your virt.
Reminds me of one of my BC's.
Keep it alive!
Reminds me of one of my BC's.
Keep it alive!
NHATIVE
Yamadori
Any update on this one?
Mikecheck123
Omono
Haha wow! I had no idea anyone would remember this. It turned out fantastically. One of my proudest collected trees.
But then I moved to Virginia and sold it to someone on Craigslist. I think they paid me $200 for it. Not bad!
Here's my last photoshoot of it in May 2021:
