The Tree Thread

[badatusernames]

Chinese quince. I had been watching this at the nursery last year and it was still there, so I got it. Roots were coming out the bottom and I wanted to get motion into it.

Long left branch and lump near the trunk is to control die-back, extending work that was done prior to my finding the tree. It’s loving the better Aoki blend I put it in and has blown up a bit from this point, looking forward to seeing what it’s like fully hardened off. Not fertilizing for now but gave it superthrive after reporting. Well protected and leafing out well!

Before

After

it ALMOST looks like there may be a way to save the long left branch (that chop was 3/4 done when I got the tree) but I feel like it’s a pipe dream, and that when fully flushed out there will be better asymmetry without it. Going to need to wait til next year regardless, maybe longer from my understanding.

 

[Nybonsai12]

 

[leatherback]

Potentilla

 

[defra]

Potentilla
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potentilla wakes up early, looking good Jelle!


larch spring 2021 , this year it needs a repot.

 

[Dragon60]

Slant style Wild Black Cherry just leafed out over the last couple weeks.

 

[badatusernames]

Had a larch that I didn’t know what to do with and confused everyone I showed it to at a group, I figured I might as well try a re-set. Main plan had been to let the trunk thicken and work on taper but we we see what pops out, main thing I wanted to do was get more motion in the trunk.

not much to look at I guess haha

here’s a white pine I wired last year instead. Can’t ever get the photo angle right.

 

[Nybonsai12]

 

[atlarsenal]

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Stewartia in new shoes, Reiho.

 

[BeepBeepBonsaiSheep]

My very first pruning I’ve done in the hobby. Japanese boxwood

I know a 2D image isn’t representative of a 3D object

Kind of hard to prune as they were previously pruned into the “Pom” shape by the nursery. I feel I’d have to really trim it hard to start over with the crown

 

[Shogun610]

Recently repotted Korean Hornbeam in a shallow 7” Iker pot.

 

[n8]

Stewartia in new shoes, Reiho.

Really lovely, Brian.

Boxwood moved from nursery can to a Dan Laxdall pot. Removed several unwanted branches last year. Roots are now in order. Just need to get that foliage in line.

Realizing now that I should line the front of the tree up better with the pot's legs.

 

[Paulpash]

Field Maple from seedling. Growing a lower left branch hence the sacrifice to catch up with the rest thickness wise.

 

[Crazy Diamond]

Field Maple from seedling. Growing a lower left branch hence the sacrifice to catch up with the rest thickness wise.

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Nice! how old is it?

 

[defra]

Field Maple from seedling. Growing a lower left branch hence the sacrifice to catch up with the rest thickness wise.

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whoa Nice one!
does it realy needs this lower left branch?
fieldmaple is still on my wish list!

i owe a picture now...
larch repotted it lost the two botom branches much lichter in apearance now..

 

[Paulpash]

whoa Nice one!
does it realy needs this lower left branch?
fieldmaple is still on my wish list!

i owe a picture now...
larch repotted it lost the two botom branches much lichter in apearance now..
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I think it'd be better with one.

 

[Paulpash]

Nice! how old is it?

You owe us a pic this is its 32nd growing season from when I collected it as a seedling.

 

[defra]

taxus baccata summergold
repotted and lime sulphered the deadwood.

 

[leatherback]

We are really tipping into spring here!




@Paulpash is there a way to tell from the buds whether there are flower buds on wisteria?

 

[Hartinez]