MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Blue spruce first styling. The pot was digitally composed.
The Tree Thread
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Kievnstavick
Chumono
What is your plan for that really large first branch/third trunk on the left? To me it seems a little awkward so I am curious what your intent with it is.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
It’s funny that it’s natural, but in bonsai it may be considered awkward. I actually love it. Looks good Serg.
@Kievnstavick this is the tree thread, so each post is supposed to include a photo of one of your trees.
Kievnstavick
Chumono
Opps, sometimes I forget which threads are the picture per post and just the regular threads.
Indeed the in the scope of bonsai, some very natural growths and forms are considered/appear akward or strange. The artist then gets to decide if they want to embrace the weirdness or revert back to the standard.
Thus is the fluidity of being an art form xD
Here is my 'Flaky' Fir just before summer. I am attempting an airlayer in the apically dominant branch (picture was taken pre-layering).
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
I quite like that branch... or rather trunk. If it's removed, you tame the tree and it's not as interesting IMO. On these wild collected pieces, part of the challenge is to keep their "wildness" while still giving them some sense of refinement. Nature is not always graceful!
Arakawa about to get a cutback. June is the perfect time to do post spring work on deciduous trees in the upper most regions of the US.
MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Yatsubusa elm that I've nicknamed 'The Sentinel' taking center stage in the garden.
Wood
Chumono
BeepBeepBonsaiSheep
Chumono
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
This Beech layer has produced a neat ring of roots a bit higher than the initial cut at one of its rings...
If there is also roots at the original cut, might be that I change the design plan and plant at an angle to preserve everything
Been watering my layers every day now, one of my elm layers is bursting with roots, I feed the trees and layers all the same, at each watering.
If there is also roots at the original cut, might be that I change the design plan and plant at an angle to preserve everything
Been watering my layers every day now, one of my elm layers is bursting with roots, I feed the trees and layers all the same, at each watering.
Clicio
Masterpiece
Well, the clump Japanese Quince is preparing itself for the show.
What amazes me is this orangeish red color on the flowers!
What amazes me is this orangeish red color on the flowers!
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
So here is a Beech layer Ive experimented just using bonsai mix with and only a top layer of moss. It appears to be callusing strongly all around
jszg
Shohin
nothing to look at but wanted to show off how I didn't kill my lil corkers.
Gan Seki Sho and Wabi Sabi. Hoping to get Wabi tall.
Gan Seki Sho and Wabi Sabi. Hoping to get Wabi tall.
Ficus-Citrus
Seedling
Fidur
Chumono
One of my bougies is flowering...
Clicio
Masterpiece
The little quince today.
Ficus-Citrus
Seedling
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
I just nicked the bottom of this callus with a sharp blade, and packed back in with moss, it did produce one root! Lets see how it reacts. The small stump is about to push a bud from where it was chopped too!
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
And so the cycle begins again, here is a couple English Elm root cuttings taken from the Elm clump in other thread
I know theyre ugly, one day they might become beautiful
I know theyre ugly, one day they might become beautiful
SantaFeBonsai
Shohin
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