Fidur
Chumono
So today I bought this tamarindus indica. Where (and why) should (or not) you chop?
Tamarindus indica, next steps....
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vp999
Masterpiece
Nice tamarind.
Fidur
Chumono
I'm envious (more than a little) of your location, where you can order online any kind of bonsai (none can be delivered to the Canary Islands).I’m a little envious of your climate that you can just go out and buy these and other species that I have to grow from seed because that’s all there is.
.Yesterday, I felt too lazy to research for myself on this species as bonsai. I thought it was a popular species. But after some searching, I've found resources (mostly from asia and south america), and I have now a clear idea on what my next steps are gonna be.
I will not chop this time. Just wire it strongly (this species can hold a lot of bending) and try to style it my way.
I will be learning on it, and will try to be careful, not to ruin it
wanna swap? your sunshine over my rain and wind any day!I'm envious (more than a little) of your location, where you can order online any kind of bonsai (none can be delivered to the Canary Islands).
.Good to know they are bendy! Mine is still just a tiny seedling. I’d definitely vote for bending rather than a chop if you can get away with it without too much scaring.
Fidur
Chumono
So, I finally decided to chop. I repotted, wired, and chopped it in the second branch level: (not that I defoliated, it had lost all the leaves)
After a time with some panic included (and some rearranging of the bends in the two branches), it begun to bud, (even in the main trunk), and today it looks like this :
I'm coming to like the bark, and hope for a leaf reduction in the future.....
After a time with some panic included (and some rearranging of the bends in the two branches), it begun to bud, (even in the main trunk), and today it looks like this :
I'm coming to like the bark, and hope for a leaf reduction in the future.....
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Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Chop any where you want. Stick the cutting in moist soil and it will grow again.
Fidur
Chumono
Update:
Still thinking about the future design of this one.... I guess I'll have to wait the next growing season to decide.
Still thinking about the future design of this one.... I guess I'll have to wait the next growing season to decide.
Fidur
Chumono
Update. So in march I decided the tree was too high, and chopped by the original red line, leaving only a trunk. For two months, nothing happened, but finally in may it sprouted. I think I can get a better tree from this base.....
