Tycoss
Chumono
Beautiful stuff. I haven't seen many elegant potential uprights like a couple of those around here. I'd love to see what you do with these. Happy to see others are successful in collecting these lovely plants.
Collecting j. Horozontalis?
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Tycoss
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I like this plan. Think that initially adding some sphagnum moss and slow release fertilizer near the surface of the roots to encourage fine root development might work?
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I am no authority on this type of material... you are far better off with anyone other than myself, I'm more of a deciduous guy... and, contrary to most people here, I am reluctant to do much with fertilizer(s). The moss I'd personally pass on...
If you could pry the overlying rock off the top of the root system, to take a look to see what you can develop, then replace the rock with smaller pieces like a jig saw puzzle, you could monitor the root progression over time. But thats just me... I have a lot of time, and no one to pester me once I have a plan in mind.
If you could pry the overlying rock off the top of the root system, to take a look to see what you can develop, then replace the rock with smaller pieces like a jig saw puzzle, you could monitor the root progression over time. But thats just me... I have a lot of time, and no one to pester me once I have a plan in mind.
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I have some cordless Mikita tools that I take with me when I get a plan together, they reduce the amount of damage done to a tree because you don't do things out of frustration and exhaustion... costly, but worth it.
mattspinniken
Omono
Tycoss
Chumono
I agree. Wish I had anything as nice as Crust's larches.
yenling83
Omono
Nice material, hope they survive!
0soyoung
Imperial Masterpiece
And an old vacuum cleaner for a pot?
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Not just any old vacuum cleaner either.And an old vacuum cleaner for a pot?
A Kirby Classic no less.
Tycoss
Chumono
Not exactly my taste, but I have to admit the "vacuum larch" is certainly memorable and provocative.
Soldano666
Omono
Those larch tho. That last juni is.pretty spicy too
Tycoss
Chumono
I dug up one of these j. Horozontalis today. These are nearly all jammed between rocks for some distance. This one seemed decent enough at first, but still came with only a few fine roots. The sandy soil fell away as soon as it was removed. I potted it in DE with some chopped sphagnum and will be misting the foliage frequently. It's a truly unique tree. I hope it survives. It is a very unique tree.
Tycoss
Chumono
Closer of the crown and twists
daudelus
Mame
Correct! Unique! All the best of luck to you!
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
Killer!
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Tycoss
Chumono
I agree. A lot of the interest and drama of this tree is in the subtleties of the deadwood and the interplay with the live vein. Cleaning and lime sulphur of the deadwood when and if it fully recovers should bring out these details.Looks like just a little cleanup of the trunk is about all you need!(In a couple of years)
Tycoss
Chumono
This image of the tree from a different angle shows some of the interest I'm talking about better.
wireme
Masterpiece
Looks really great. Hope she pulls through for you. I’m guessing you can find quite a lot of these out there if you had the time.
Tycoss
Chumono
Oh there are lots, but most seem either uninteresting or uncollectable. They seem to have long, straight "anchor roots" that go back sometimes several meters between the rocks. I hope to get good at finding and collecting good ones. Some of those roots made me want to stuck with spruce and larch though.
