New proyect: Buergerianum miyasama satsubusa RoR

[Davidlpf]

Here you have some photos of this new little experiment

First of all, I made a hole in the rock in order to be able to attach it to a wooden board





Then I washed the root of a two years old sapling


and I wrapped it to the rock


After that, I applied sphagnum moss and a plastic cover

The plan is that the roots grow over the rock, and when they reach the board, turn horizontally. We'll see the next year if it works....

One of my big crasula was dead by frozen, so I used its pot, almost filled with arlita (baked clay)


And the rest with akadamama and pumice 50%

Cheers.

 

[Rivian]

Too many roots, theyll fuse

 

[Davidlpf]

Too many roots, theyll fuse

Thanks for your comment, but IMHO, that's not a problem.

Take a look at Acer buergerianum/Trident Maple bonsai by Enzo Ferrari

I wouldn't mind if mine resembled to it

 

[leatherback]

First of all, I made a hole in the rock in order to be able to attach it to a wooden board

Been thinking about this approach myself. Glad to see I am not the only one.
Cool project. Keep us posted!

 

[Davidlpf]

Been thinking about this approach myself. Glad to see I am not the only one.
Cool project. Keep us posted!

"Great minds must think alike"

 

[leatherback]

"Great minds must think alike"

I am just waiting for the next post someone explaining why this really is a terrible idea

 

[Davidlpf]

I am just waiting for the next post someone explaining why this really is a terrible idea

Well, if you do a hole in the rock with a drill, the rock can be broken

In my case, two slabs were cracked when doing the hole

so I had to fix them with glue. I hope the roots won't tear apart them again.


Cheers

 

[Pitoon]

@Davidlpf I like it! I'm curious to see if the roots fuse or not. What type of rock are you using?

 

[Davidlpf]

@Davidlpf I like it! I'm curious to see if the roots fuse or not.

We'll see!

What type of rock are you using?

I don't know its composition, It was purchased here as "dragon's eye black aquarium rock" but no more info provide. Any thoughts will be welcome!

Cheers!

 

[Pitoon]

We'll see!


I don't know its composition, It was purchased here as "dragon's eye aquarium rock" but no more info provide. Any thoughts will be welcome!

Cheers!

To me it looks like sieryu, but wanted to confirm that. I have some trident saplings, I may give this a try before they wake up.

 

[Davidlpf]

Update 29/07/2021

It's growing nicely



At some point, the nodes are really denses


Te bud, instead oposite, in some areas are random possicionated


Others steam have normal pattern


So far, so good!

Cheers!

 

[Bonsai Nut]

I am just waiting for the next post someone explaining why this really is a terrible idea

Horrible idea!

 

[leatherback]

Horrible idea!

Rock screwed onto a flat surface?

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Rock screwed onto a flat surface?

No, just sitting in soil mix in an Anderson flat. Each year I lower the soil. The roots are initially held against the rock with wires, though they have been removed.

However this rock is lying flat. If I had a rock that I wanted to plant at an angle, I would definitely try to give it a stable base. Drilling rock is difficult because of the chipping/splitting issue, but I could see anchoring the rock to a piece of slate with epoxy.

 

[Davidlpf]

Thanks guys for the comments.

Here you have a little video with my three trident trees

Chunky in the left, fusion project in the center and RoR on the right

Cheers!

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Needless to say, depending on the rock, you can sometimes cut it with a saw with a diamond blade so that it sits flat. Another effective method is to score the rock all the way around with a diamond blade, and then break it with a masonry chisel. At least - that's what I do when doing masonry work with real stone. You can also cut the back of the rock with a diamond blade, and then break the rock with a sledge, so that it breaks mostly along the cut line, but leaves you with a natural front edge (versus a flat artificial cut).

 

[Davidlpf]

I put the wood in order to emulate Mr. Ebihara technique, not to gain stability. (In my head sounds spectacular )

There were many possibilities in the rock,

Ones more steady than others.

Greetings.