Mulberry...Will it Bonsai?

[sorce]

This spring I decided this one is coming with me next spring.





I think so much natural has happened to the stump...man marks are minimal.
8 trunk...most different sized...

I pruned it in spring....then bound it up...
Cut it loose and back today.

Gotta keep an eye on it and rub buds....make sure I get good keepers....
It buds like mad masses...Lil too much with no attention.

Sorce

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

Once that is cleaned up and potted, I am sure it will have a killer base to it!

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

I decided to shape a smaller trunk off one of my fig trees to prep it to be a Shohin figsai. Let me know what you thinking, I am going with that classic backwards S shape with a branch coming off of the first bend (I didn't have thicker wire, so I had to improvise for now, haha). The extra growth will be cut off once everything heals and hardens off.

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

Do you think the angles are too steep, should I go with a more gentle tight curve like this?

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

I made the executive decision to change the angle, I think it's a huge improvement! It simplifies the supports and moves the composition and future leader towards the viewer. What do you think?

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

I made the executive decision to change the bends to make it look more natural. This brings the composition and a possible leader branch towards the viewer (which I think is more interesting). It's a little tall for Shohin, but what do you think?

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I made the executive decision to change the bends to make it look more natural. This brings the composition and a possible leader branch towards the viewer (which I think is more interesting). It's a little tall for Shohin, but what do you think?

Looks like culinary fig, Ficus carica. Yes, it is a bit large for shohin, but the fig is not easy to keep shohin size, if the goal is a ficus bonsai, size isn't important, the image created is important.

If you want a shohin, use a different species of ficus, perhaps F pumila, it is much easier to keep small.

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

I can't believe how much branching I have gotten on my maple in such a short amount of time!

 

[sorce]

Sorce

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

Source, that reduced very well!

 

[sorce]

Source, that reduced very well!

Reckon it'll get a little bigger....but hell yeah!

Sorce

 

[Mitty]

I cant quite understand why people are saying that Mulberries are tender. I have had three bonsai Mulberries for a few years , left them un covered in minus 10 C over winter. and they are perfect. The only thing I have noticed is the slow growth. Would I be wise to repot them in bigger containers to let the roots spread more?

 

[Giga]

I have about 10 of these pop up in my yard. I plan to experiment with them and see what I can get

 

[GGB]

Does anyone else notice that this genus seems to have trouble with dark spots on the leaves? Maybe a fungal thing? The only truly healthy looking trees I come across are seedlings.

 

[Giga]

Does anyone else notice that this genus seems to have trouble with dark spots on the leaves? Maybe a fungal thing? The only truly healthy looking trees I come across are seedlings.

Havnt notice reallu, but any sweet fruiting tree is magnetic for nasties. A good regiment is required

 

[sorce]

Does anyone else notice that this genus seems to have trouble with dark spots on the leaves? Maybe a fungal thing? The only truly healthy looking trees I come across are seedlings.

Black spots yeah. Fungal.

I defoliated part and it came back healthy and stayed despite old leaves being spotted still.

Sorce

 

[Giga]

This spring I decided this one is coming with me next spring.

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I think so much natural has happened to the stump...man marks are minimal.
8 trunk...most different sized...

I pruned it in spring....then bound it up...
Cut it loose and back today.

Gotta keep an eye on it and rub buds....make sure I get good keepers....
It buds like mad masses...Lil too much with no attention.

Sorce

Oh I like that one

 

[GGB]

@Giga good point, the reason I've avoided fruiting trees so far. I didn't do my homework on the spots because I had so many other issues this year. My sapling mulberries took a back seat.

I wonder if misting with hydorgen peroxide would keep it at bay. Guess i'll find out in 2018

 

[milehigh_7]

I have a vol

@Giga good point, the reason I've avoided fruiting trees so far. I didn't do my homework on the spots because I had so many other issues this year. My sapling mulberries took a back seat.

I wonder if misting with hydorgen peroxide would keep it at bay. Guess i'll find out in 2018

I can almost promise

 

[GGB]

@milehigh_7 ahh some good news! thanks for weighing in AND telling me what I wanted to hear.