The Tree Thread
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Here it is fully wired. I reduced the left side significantly and bent everything rightward to make the direction of movement more obvious.
Vine maples grow very straight, snappy, internodes so everything new needs to be wired every year.
This branch started to stick out so I am adding a wiggle in it
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doc spring _work
Chumono
That looks like an incredible tool! Are those available online?
fredman
Masterpiece
Damn...beautiful composition that.
Haha...I thought i'm the only one using these bending tools.
I went to town the other day on my new long and straight Toyo nishiki quince. I used them to put some slight movement before air layering
fredman
Masterpiece
Yep....google bonsai branch bender
Hartinez
Masterpiece
Hey @fredman and @doc spring _work just a friendly reminder to post a tree with every post. Good or bad. Post it.
fredman
Masterpiece
doc spring _work
Chumono
Mnn you had to say it... Been sitting on my dawn redwoods that I wired up... When I took these photos I wasn't happy with them but I know I have time to let them grow, I'm hoping they grow some more as these where highly experimental... Please don't judge I'm making due here
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MACH5
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Gro-Low sumac (Rhus aromatica) in a Bunzan pot. Originally from simple nursery material.
badatusernames
Omono
Quick, poor photo but my arakawa is doing its autumnal thing. Didn’t grow so great this year so it’s not quite in the profile I wanted to get it to, but I know why that happened and will fix next year.
Lower right needs to be extended out more to give it more directionality. My shade cloth was too strong because I used the wrong one and didn’t figure it out til way too late in the season. Plus I didn’t actually wire it this year so it’s a bit schlumpy in general.
Wish I could let it break out next year, defoliate, and wire, but I’m not risking that with an arakawa. Esp next year as it needs repotting.
Lower right needs to be extended out more to give it more directionality. My shade cloth was too strong because I used the wrong one and didn’t figure it out til way too late in the season. Plus I didn’t actually wire it this year so it’s a bit schlumpy in general.
Wish I could let it break out next year, defoliate, and wire, but I’m not risking that with an arakawa. Esp next year as it needs repotting.
badatusernames
Omono
Very cool. I feel like I’d be too reserved to use a pot that size for a tree with that width but clearly it’s the right choice. Love how your trees make me reconsider preconceived notions.
Trident that needs some mid-trunk grafts…. Took cuttings this year so hopefully can do that at some point. Very much a very nice tree I got too early in my journey and I screwed some stuff up. You can see a healing wound from a branch that was very necessary and it’s not the only one.
Faisal Ahmad
Shohin
Water jasmine with strong nebari, any fans water jasmine here?
SeanS
Omono
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Japanese flowering quince, first cutback and partial defoliation of the season
SeanS
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Triple trunk trident, cutback and partial defoliation. I cut off the existing apex as it had some inverse taper, hoping the tiny bud just below the cut decides to grow so I can grow a new top 
Nybonsai12
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MACH5
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Cleaning up and resetting a client's chuhin sized JBP.
Moridin
Shohin
JM "seigen"
I got it this year and it doesn't look like it has been repotted in a while so it gets a repot in spring to check the roots and a new pot.
I got it this year and it doesn't look like it has been repotted in a while so it gets a repot in spring to check the roots and a new pot.
Woocash
Omono
Potted these bargain basement Christmas trees a couple or three years ago and finally got the opportunity to style them. Before/after. 75% sure the first after is the front but we'll see how it develops.
0soyoung
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