MattE
Shohin
Thats a brute ! im just so amazed at how much you can hack a tree up and its will to live and adapt is so strong.. cant wait to see more progress on this one !
MattE
Shohin
Thank you for that i did go to that website and checked it out.I directed him to a post with literally dozens of pics.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
It's the same Bonsainut website under the "Collection and importing" forum, which has literally hundreds of posts on this and progression pics
http://www.bonsainut.com/forums/collecting-importing.34/
http://www.bonsainut.com/forums/collecting-importing.34/
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
It's an elm. No need to be squeamish digging one of these trees up.
It needs a larger container.
thumblessprimate1
Masterpiece
A Crape Myrtle from a fence.
MattE
Shohin
Damn that thing is gnarly!!love it !!
Now that's the stuff!
Honeysuckle w/crazy roots and a Hornbeam both gathered this spring and doing well. Not too current of pics but both all leafed out. Honey already cut back.
Corkscrew willow was a sawzall cut rooted in water. Too easy... is that still Yamadori?
Corkscrew willow was a sawzall cut rooted in water. Too easy... is that still Yamadori?
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MattE
Shohin
Those are some crazy roots love it !!, i really have to start learning how to identify my local trees and shrubs ect .
eferguson1974
Chumono
Th
Thanks! I have a couple that are fatter, but only this one has cool roots. It had more but they stuck out at wierd angles so I cut them off. I might need to pull down the branches soon with guy wires, I dont want to wire them for now but getting them going where I want them would be good. Glad you like it. You wont find anything like that in the wild in Canada! But you will find some cool trees. Talk to landscapers, they dig stuff up and throw it out to change a yard or whatever. They could turn you on to some great material...
MattE
Shohin
Thank you for the great advice
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
One more...collected ilex...2012 to 2016:
eferguson1974
Chumono
Thats a badass start! What are your plans for it? I wouldn know where to begin as far ss styling goes. But its cool in my eyes!
MattE
Shohin
mind = blown i cant believe thats the same tree ....that is exactly the inspiration im looking for from a stump most would walk past to a gorgeous bonsai !!
Gunstock
Mame
Why do you want such a hugh nebari out of this? I see only 1 root left
Gunstock
Mame
The honeysuckle is shaped like a bad stickman figure at an angle.
This is SUCH a good example of building a great tree fast.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
There is no nebari without roots. That what nebari is.Why do you want such a hugh nebari out of this? I see only 1 root left
It has roots now. It grew more all of the way around the bottom of the cut.
Gunstock
Mame
I hope we get new posts on this, I'm anxious to see the results of the transition.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Fast development is not really part of yamadori. Most of what is collected takes years to make into bonsai. Yaupon is a sprinter when it comes to growth. Privet is another. Elms can be, depending on what you have to do.
Collecting is NOT a "fast lane" for bonsai. It can speed you up, as trunks are more mature, but with most stuff that's dug up, you're probably looking at a decade of work to make it a decent tree, or even just presentable.
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