EBIHARA BRANCH RELOCATION

[MACH5]

Getting there! Estimated time frame about another 5 years to complete. Bonsai is nothing but time. Next spring it will be finally transferred back into a bonsai pot. Enough with the damn box!

One day and one night time shot.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Sergio, showing off his bonsai AND carpentry skills. Lol. Amazing.

Yes, definitely ready for you to let @Tidal Bonsai do all the dirty work next spring during the repot. Lol.

 

[Attmos]

That IS amazing. wow..

 

[badatusernames]

Very cool to see how the nebari has developed since the start of this thread

Beyond the wizardry of the branch relocation, it’s nice to see how other elements change as well

 

[Maros]

Looks really great Sergio

 

[MACH5]

Sergio, showing off his bonsai AND carpentry skills. Lol. Amazing.

Yes, definitely ready for you to let @Tidal Bonsai do all the dirty work next spring during the repot. Lol.

He was already briefed and warned!!

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

He was already briefed and warned!!

Lots of big trees like this big JM, and "The Sentinel" need repotting this year in @MACH5 garden. I am starting to do push-ups now to get ready, lol!

 

[MACH5]

Lots of big trees like this big JM, and "The Sentinel" need repotting this year in @MACH5 garden. I am starting to do push-ups now to get ready, lol!

Don't forget about Piglet too!

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

Don't forget about Piglet too!

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Lots of big trees like this big JM, and "The Sentinel" need repotting this year in @MACH5 garden. I am starting to do push-ups now to get ready, lol!

Rig a hoist lol!

 

[MACH5]

Rig a hoist lol!

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Hoist?? We don't need no stinking hoist!!

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Hoist?? We don't need no stinking hoist!!

A crane then? I got contacts! @Tidal Bonsai says the tree weighs like 20,000lbs so...



Ok, back to trees lol.

 

[MACH5]

A crane then? I got contacts! @Tidal Bonsai says the tree weighs like 20,000lbs so...

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Ok, back to trees lol.

Well you might be right. Nao made a pot for it and it's heavy!!

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Well you might be right. Nao made a pot for it and it's heavy!!

I cant wait to see it in the Nao pot.

 

[MACH5]

I cant wait to see it in the Nao pot.

Me too! All I can say it is impressive and beautiful. No warping at such a large scale is an impressive feat all on its own!

 

[Canada Bonsai]

@MACH5 I'm sure you already have it all planned out, but I helped somebody use a home-size cherry picker last year on a large yamadori, and it went well. They're relatively cheap at about 200 bucks, and they store away nicely too.

The last time he repotted he had laid wire on the pot before putting the tree in, so that this time we simply had to dig around a bit at the edges of the pot to find his pre-made hooks, and then we simply lifted the tree out using those hooks (putting all the pressure underneath the rootball of the tree) without touching the precious bark

 

[MACH5]

@MACH5 I'm sure you already have it all planned out, but I helped somebody use a home-size cherry picker last year on a large yamadori, and it went well. They're relatively cheap at about 200 bucks, and they store away nicely too.

The last time he repotted he had laid wire on the pot before putting the tree in, so that this time we simply had to dig around a bit at the edges of the pot to find his pre-made hooks, and then we simply lifted the tree out using those hooks (putting all the pressure underneath the rootball of the tree) without touching the precious bark

Thanks Derek! Definitely worth considering as it's not so much the weight but the bark that's the main concerned with the elm. Almost four years ago Sal and I somehow were able to repot it without any damage but some sort of hoist contraption may be worth looking into