If your trees look great in summer...

[jeremy_norbury]

...you're probably not letting them get the most out of the sun. Mine look like shit, but they're getting the most out of the growing season.

Chinese elm
07179059 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr

Prunus kojo no mai
07178961 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr

Larch
07178965 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr

Chinese elm
07178969 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr


Wych elm
07179010 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr

Pyracantha
07179015 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr


Zelkova nire
07179037 by Jerry Norbury, on Flickr

 

[aml1014]

"Shit" as in overgrown? If most of mine were in full sun, they'd have a nice bronze, brown, deadish color to their leaves. Lol only the natives get full sun

Aaron

 

[jeremy_norbury]

Shit as in, "You're shitting me, that's not a bonsai!"

 

[LanceMac10]

That's some sweet looking....uuhhhh...."excrement".....

Most of my deciduous is pretty crispy...

 

[Vin]

So we should all aspire to have our trees look like shit? I like it and mine do so they must be getting the most out of the sun.

BTW, let me be the first to compliment you. Your trees look like shit! Well Done!

 

[eferguson1974]

But you will enjoy pruning back, right? I do. Year round, here. How long is your season? Short, I know. Yet you manage to have beautiful trees!! Wish I could send some to you, hoping they " look like shit" when returned! Of course you could visit here and teach me, my door is open. Might be nice to get away in January to the tropics. And as of late, vacation in Europe is a bit scary. Here we actually have peace where I live, and we have two seasons: wet and dry, humid heat then plain old sunshine. Come on down! The fishin is good too...

 

[aml1014]

But you will enjoy pruning back, right? I do. Year round, here. How long is your season? Short, I know. Yet you manage to have beautiful trees!! Wish I could send some to you, hoping they " look like shit" when returned! Of course you could visit here and teach me, my door is open. Might be nice to get away in January to the tropics. And as of late, vacation in Europe is a bit scary. Here we actually have peace where I live, and we have two seasons: wet and dry, humid heat then plain old sunshine. Come on down! The fishin is good too...

Goodness I wish I lived somewhere like that. We have all four seasons and they are thorough. Winter is cold, spring is actually kind of nice here, then summer comes around with blistering heat and it hardly ever rains. Once fall comes around, it's still hot as hell during the day, then at night Temps drop immensely. I hate living here, I don't understand why my trees do so good lol I would think regular 50° temperature swings would have them wondering what to do, yet they always do just fine.

Maybe I should move to Costa rica!

Aaron

 

[Mike MoMo]

Well my trees look good for it to be my first full summer into Bonsai, but I will not allow the beautiful trees of a more seasoned grower in a better climate to make me feel like sh#t. I am inspired that one day someone living in somewhere further north than I can view my trees and get inspired.

GREAT TREES DUDE!

 

[Vin]

But you will enjoy pruning back, right?

About as much as putting cream on your hemorrhoids. You feel great when it's done but you never look forward to the journey.

 

[petegreg]

You're shitting me, that's not a bonsai!"

But we all understand it. When are you taking them to the Barber? Summer, fall?

 

[jeremy_norbury]

So we should all aspire to have our trees look like shit? I like it and mine do so they must be getting the most out of the sun.

BTW, let me be the first to compliment you. Your trees look like shit! Well Done!

I hope your trees are shit too.

 

[Giga]

hey mine come on a poo-poo plater

 

[rockm]

Letting my trees get the most out of the sun this time of year turns them into crispy critters.

We have a forecast highs of 101 F and 50 percent relative humidity levels over the weekend. I have many of my trees in direct sun now. Some are in the prop wash of my outside heat pump (A/C), which is another source of hot air (no wisecracks ;-)).

I've got some bonsai shuffling to do to get them into partial shade for a few days until the heat breaks. Leaving them out in full sun at 100 with a hot wind blowing on them is a bad situation.

And yeah, most of them look like overgrown balls of leaves this time of year...

 

[GrimLore]

they're getting the most out of the growing season

Those are really growing out nicely. Our sun has been intense this year but for the sun loving plants coupled with a lot of water they are getting out of control. One crazy thing I have noticed this season is three Bald Cypress test plants are growing like crazy but at the same time showing some heat stress Seems odd but manageable...

Grimmy

 

[Vin]

I hope your trees are shit too.

Every single one of them except for the ones that I want to look like shit. You know how that goes.

 

[Waltron]

I like the shaggy look.

although this elm is starting to approach an inverse taper issue from the full enjoyment of the sun I think. but ive got to widdle down the chop anyhow and I think I can fix it with the next trim and repot.

 

[jeremy_norbury]

Inverse taper is less of an issue than we are maybe lead to believe. Many show quality trees have it, especially conifers...and you just can't see it.

 

[aml1014]

My plum is looking pretty shitty!
That tree is under shade clothe, it'd torch at 98°f and 4% relative humidity. If it was in the sun, it'd literally look like shit! Haha I like this thread.

Aaron

Oh, I must add, that tree has been hard pruned 3 times already this year.

 

[Waltron]

Inverse taper is less of an issue than we are maybe lead to believe. Many show quality trees have it, especially conifers...and you just can't see it.

makes me feel better jerry, I feel like its more important to let the plant finish out the season strong and do its thing, rather than start chopping at it now.

 

[Sunwyrm]

Letting my trees get the most out of the sun this time of year turns them into crispy critters.

We have a forecast highs of 101 F and 50 percent relative humidity levels over the weekend. I have many of my trees in direct sun now. Some are in the prop wash of my outside heat pump (A/C), which is another source of hot air (no wisecracks ;-)).

I've got some bonsai shuffling to do to get them into partial shade for a few days until the heat breaks. Leaving them out in full sun at 100 with a hot wind blowing on them is a bad situation.

And yeah, most of them look like overgrown balls of leaves this time of year...

I'm right by you, and was wondering what to do with everything this weekend! My poor azalea's already half crispy, this week has been awful.