PiñonJ
Omono
Yes, most of the annealing I’ve done has been on wire that I’ve removed from my trees.
What is the one thing you most hate in bonsai (so far)?
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leatherback
The Treedeemer
Mwa.. One lonicera I dug was a 4-5m tall shrub. Not small.
My small leaf lilac has a ~12cm thick trunk. Plenty big for many sizes bonsai.
And who cares that potentilla is a small shrub? Still looks pretty amazing as bonsai..
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Yeah, might be.
Sansui
Shohin
The sound of a bonsai pot cracking on a cold winter evening.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Clicio
Masterpiece
Yes, both very annoying. Yo-yo whether happens here all the time.
Thanks for the tips, I will try!
Mikecheck123
Omono
I absolutely cannot stand when I spill my bonsai soil in the grass. No matter how you try to clean it up, there will always be at least one tiny sharp rock there for a decade or more, stabbing any bare feet that dare come near it.
clem
Omono
It can be the same with conifers, evergreen (even small sized leaves of evergreen tree like boxwood etc) as long as they are ramified. That's why empty spaces are created. Maybe you should focus only on big size bonsai to have more ease to create empty spaces and better proportioned leaves with the trunk..In growing season most deciduous trees look like an average bush. A 500% + leaf reduction technique would make me really happy
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Lol ...speaking of Bonsai Karen!
I was just telling the Sorceress about how the chickens dig up glass shards from the yard all the time, and screws, and pottery shirds.....
Get that rounded Pumice!
Sorce
Mikecheck123
Omono
True story: one time I was eating a can of tuna from Costco. There was a screw in it. Ouch!
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Not Surprised.
I worked at the meat packing plant and found out they had to lockdown and count the blue gloves cuz someone was putting pieces of them in the meat.
#backyardfarmtotable
Sorce
Mikecheck123
Omono
Hey post pandemic I'm not complaining about free PPE.
Ohmy222
Shohin
Biggest is definitely a tree dying. Outside of that I hate unwiring and overwintering. Overwintering because I love the winter silhouette of deciduous so it pains me to not see them prominently displayed.
kale
Shohin
I hate that I must look like a weirdo to all my neighbors with all the young material I have at the moment. I swear, I have big plans for everything!
BrazilianMoistWood
Mame
The thing I hate most is the unknown!! Not knowing what’s the next best step, not knowing what’s making my leaves dry up, just lack of knowledge but it will all come in time!! Plus, that’s why I’m here! To learn!
Gabler
Masterpiece
I tend to think of bonsai as distant trees with an expanded view of the leaf and twig structure. It's stylized nature, and as such, it's normal for leaves to be out of proportion, so long as it's part of the design.I "hate" that leaves on most deciduous trees are way too big for my taste. No matter what you do, they can't be reduced to acceptable size for a bonsai tree. I "hate" that we are left with so few deciduous species: elms, zelkovas and hawthorns. Maybe i can add some maple and tropical(indoor) species on the list and that's it. While other deciduous trees such as hornbeam, beech, linden, oak, ash ... only look like a bonsai when they are leafless: 5 -7 months out of 12 months. In growing season most deciduous trees look like an average bush. A 500% + leaf reduction technique would make me really happy
Gabler
Masterpiece
I actually plan to work with some more unusual species this spring with large compound and/or complex leaves, like walnut, locust, and sycamore. Needless to say, they won't have the fine ramification of an elm or maple, but it'll be fun trying to root some six-inch-diameter cuttings from the locust trees.
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
Hmmm maybe you could get around that by taking some nice photos with a good backdrop before putting them away for the winter?
Moridin
Shohin
TIME
As someone who can build a rusty bucket to a somewhat nice car in a few weeks the slow pace is hard, though reading the progression threads here show how rewarding growing a tree can be.
The tranquility of watching my small JM's hitting fall color, the trident cuttings taking shape, the bald cypress seedlings growing out and gaining some knees has out weighed the go go fast pace I usually am at to be honest. Thank you all for the knowledge and inspiration you have all provided.
As someone who can build a rusty bucket to a somewhat nice car in a few weeks the slow pace is hard, though reading the progression threads here show how rewarding growing a tree can be.
The tranquility of watching my small JM's hitting fall color, the trident cuttings taking shape, the bald cypress seedlings growing out and gaining some knees has out weighed the go go fast pace I usually am at to be honest. Thank you all for the knowledge and inspiration you have all provided.
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