English Ivy Pictures

[BonsaiButler]

Here's a few pictures I took tonight of my English ivy.
I have had this tree for about five and a half years now collected as urban yamadori.
One thing I like about this Ivy is the leaves seem to reduce quite well.
If anyone has any pictures of some examples of Ivy bonsai feel free to post them here.

 

[BonsaiButler]

And one on a white background

 

[Djtommy]

those are indeed very small leaves, is there a reason why you keep those 2 low branches?

 

[BonsaiButler]

I tend to like low branches on bonsai.
This tree needs to be repotted and wired to show off the trunk.
Also the planting angle and front will be changed.

 

[BonsaiButler]

Updated pictures from today. New leaves

 

[sorce]

Sorce

 

[GrimLore]

Updated pictures from today. New leaves

Although I would not plant it exactly like that it is a very nice plant and looks healthy! Thanks for the update

Grimmy

 

[Waltron]

cool species, nice job, here is an unknown grape vine I dug out of the woods last year. no one can really say for sure exactly what it is, but guesses are its some invasive grape.

 

[BonsaiButler]

Sorce

That's an excellent tree very refined leaves.

 

[augustine]

The unknown grape may be porcelainberry. You'll know if you get multi-colored berries in late summer/early fall, they'll start as green, then beige, turquoise and purple.

Invasive species but can be used as bonsai. I find the collected specimens in my area get some kind of nasty fungus or viral infection, however, I like them and porcelainberry can make a cascade. I currently grow a cultivated variegated variety.

I like ivy also but ramification takes forever.

 

[ConorDash]

Sorce

God damn it. I just got finished watching that Walter Pall fairy tale style video, now this..
It's really getting me motivated to do something. I wanna find some random ass yamadori to do things on!
I'm gonna go start a thread.... Don't mind me, carry on...

Updated pictures from today. New leaves

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I really like the way this looks. It's whole style, it's image, I really like it. I think it's great . It's almost as if I wouldn't want it to grow more leaves or have fuller foliage and take away from the great looking branches and trunk.

 

[fredtruck]

Here's my ivy, in progress since 2000 (I think).

 

[berobinson82]

This is lovely @fredtruck. By chance do you have a shot of it without the colors blown out and over saturated? Something natural? This makes me squint.

 

[ConorDash]

Here's my ivy, in progress since 2000 (I think).

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This is lovely @fredtruck. By chance do you have a shot of it without the colors blown out and over saturated? Something natural? This makes me squint.

He does have a point lol, the colours in that picture, something went a little wrong I feel, as the colours went crazy .
It doesn't take away from the great look of the tree though, of course.

 

[augustine]

Gentlemen, I like both of your Ivy bonsai.

Fred, any tips on ramification? what frequency do you prune? Container is lovely.

Walter Pall has a video in which he critiques an ivy bonsai (search on Walter Pall hedera bonsai) from one of the Czech guys (I think). It is a superb bonsai.

Ray

 

[ConorDash]

Sorce

Gentlemen, I like both of your Ivy bonsai.

Fred, any tips on ramification? what frequency do you prune? Container is lovely.

Walter Pall has a video in which he critiques an ivy bonsai (search on Walter Pall hedera bonsai) from one of the Czech guys (I think). It is a superb bonsai.

Ray

That video is posted in the thread above

 

[petegreg]

Sorce

This ivy belongs or belonged to Sebastian Sandev from Croatia.
http://sandevbonsai.blogspot.sk/2011/04/hedera-my-forest-friend-in-his-spring.html?m=1
http://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t13809-hedera-defoliation-cleaning-remake-slowly-coming-in-super-fit-form

 

[fredtruck]

Gentlemen, I like both of your Ivy bonsai.

Fred, any tips on ramification? what frequency do you prune? Container is lovely.

Walter Pall has a video in which he critiques an ivy bonsai (search on Walter Pall hedera bonsai) from one of the Czech guys (I think). It is a superb bonsai.

Ray

I don't prune very often, maybe 2 or 3 times a year. I cut it back close to where I pruned before, but not the exact same place to avoid the "knobs." Once every 4 or 5 years, I cut it way back. Then, I also inspect inside the foliage to find out what may be lurking there, and if it doesn't belong, I get rid of it. I think the key to my ivy, anyway, is time. The results I have are due to the time it has been in bonsai cultivation.

 

[KingJades]

. I think the key to my ivy, anyway, is time. The results I have are due to the time it has been in bonsai cultivation.

Is this a fusion or a single stem that grew into that nice trunk?

I just picked up Little Hermann variety to use as a coffee table plant and it has nice, small leaves.

 

[fredtruck]

It started out as a triple trunk. Then, one trunk died. Eventually, one trunk absorbed the other. Competitive little beast.