Please post some of your trees... :)

[mcpesq817]

Basically took a super contorted collected ponderosa pine and did 8 grafts of japanese black pine. Hopefully 50% will take over the next couple of years...

I have a ponderosa that I'm thinking of grafting JBP onto as well. Just out of curiosity, what kind of JBP material did you use? The ponderosa bark is dark grey, but most JBPs that I've seen have brown bark.

 

[Poink88]

"To those who are sharing like; Brian Van Fleet, garywood, jkl, buddhamonk, Beng, Vance Wood, yenling83, Dav4, Bob Shimon, smoke, tmmason10, berobinson82, zach smith, bonhe, fredtruck, dick benbow, JudyB, Redwood Ryan, johng, milehigh_7, Kevster, vdeschamps, KennedyMarx, cmeg1, rockm, catfish chapstick, gbupp, etc. (sorry if I missed your name)...Thank you"



That hurts Dario. Did you only thank people that fight with you?

There, I hi-lited it for you.

How many members does this forum have again?

 

[Poink88]

A few from today...
Corker, JBP, neglected JWP, Ginkgo, and K. Hornbeam.

All are very nice esp the K. hornbeam, JBP and the neglected JWP. I wish some of my neglected trees will be half as nice.

 

[Poink88]

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Of the trees you posted, this is my favorite Vance!

 

[Poink88]

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Love the trident.

 

[Poink88]

Here's the top view of a big bougie I inherited/bought from my friend ...

We need to see the trunk my friend.

 

[Poink88]

I never had a chinese elm before last fall. the big guy is standard and little guy is Corkbark

As you can tell both "under construction"

Between the two...somehow, I like the little guy more.

 

[mat]

We need to see the trunk my friend.

You & me both. Trust me there's one under there. I'm just waiting for some consistently warm nights (which won't be long now) to before I dig into several of my trees. Then I'll prune this one very hard and probably bare-root it. Then I'll look for the planting angle. Sam's Bougie threads here are inspiring.

 

[Vance Wood]

Of the trees you posted, this is my favorite Vance!

This tree is no where near what it is going to be after I get another shot at it this coming summer.

 

[bonhe]

This large pomegranate was a free dig!
"Free is mostly worth what you paid for it..." is wrong in this case!
It is in branch training phase now.
Bonhe

 

[Poink88]

This tree is no where near what it is going to be after I get another shot at it this coming summer.

I know.

 

[Poink88]

"Free is mostly worth what you paid for it..." is wrong in this case!

I agree!!!

 

[buddhamonk]

I have a ponderosa that I'm thinking of grafting JBP onto as well. Just out of curiosity, what kind of JBP material did you use? The ponderosa bark is dark grey, but most JBPs that I've seen have brown bark.

Just regular japanese black pine. It all turns black once it is old anyway

 

[drew33998]

Nice Pot

A few from today...
Corker, JBP, neglected JWP, Ginkgo, and K. Hornbeam.

Brian the pot that the first JBP is in is incredible. I love the coloring. Very excellent trees too.

 

[KennedyMarx]

I don't have anything very impressive, but I wanted to share something I'm working on. It's a ficus burtt-davyi that's had a couple setbacks as I've learned how to take care of it, but I think it will start to look decent once it's outside this summer instead of indoors under my shop light.



It looks very feminine now, but I'm going to try to let it grow freely to fatten it up more then cut it back.

 

[Poink88]

... but I think it will start to look decent once it's outside this summer instead of indoors under my shop light.

I believe so too. My tropicals are deteriorating inside the garage...that is why I try to bring them out whenever possible. Hopefully in 2 more weeks, they will be permanently out. (wishful thinking? LOL)

 

[milehigh_7]

I don't have anything very impressive, but I wanted to share something I'm working on.

I believe this is the point of the thread!

 

[KennedyMarx]

I believe so too. My tropicals are deteriorating inside the garage...that is why I try to bring them out whenever possible. Hopefully in 2 more weeks, they will be permanently out. (wishful thinking? LOL)

Same here. The burtt-davyi I posted is probably the only one putting on growth without getting leggy or large leafed. I have a microcarpa I'm growing out with absolutely huge leaves on it. If it doesn't drop them when I put it out in the spring it will have a lot of energy to devote to putting on size.

 

[coh]

Alright, I'll post a few for you, Dario. I've been "doing" bonsai for about 3 years so most of my stuff is also in the early development stages.

1. Boxwood, the first "bonsai" I acquired from a workshop...learning a lot from working with it. Photo June 2012.

2. Willow leaf ficus, trunk has a large scar (barely visible under foliage mass). Branching is awkward, a couple of straight branches off lower trunk and a bunch of smaller branches at top. Came (via ebay) with few roots so I've just been letting it grow and establish. Photo November 2012.

3. Willow leaf ficus, another one that I've been allowing to establish though this one came with a better root system. Photo November 2012.

4. Camellia...can't find a good shot from the front but this gives an idea. Tough plant to keep healthy so far, especially in this climate. I hope I can get it figured out because I really love camellias...Photo December 2012.

5. Korean Hornbeam...this one looks very similar to one that was posted recently. Nice old trunk (bark doesn't show here) but it was weak when I got it (for almost nothing). Some branches died after repotting (lowest left branch and some others on the left side of the top). Has really nice fall color. I don't really like the way the previous owner had styled the branches and am not sure what I'm going to do with it. Photo December 2012.

 

[Poink88]

Alright, I'll post a few for you, Dario. ....

5. Korean Hornbeam...
...I don't really like the way the previous owner had styled the branches ...

Thanks!

Re: the hornbeam, that's the beauty of bonsai...you can always change it and make it your own.