Giga Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Wanted to start a bonsai thread and I'd figure this is the best place on this forum, instead of taking over my threads. I'll update as things happen and I try and ake good picture of them.Future root over rock maplehttps://imageshack.com/i/nfjgxqj'>Rose that got caterpillar attackedhttps://imageshack.com/i/n75ccuj'>Black pine(back of it sorry lol)https://imageshack.com/i/nfkbh6j'>Literati juniper in the workshttps://imageshack.com/i/n8iesej'>9 bark diablo-gonna need a trim soon alreadyhttps://imageshack.com/i/nhmgwuj'>tolleymore sprucehttps://imageshack.com/i/nfpokaoj'>Japanese spindle treehttps://imageshack.com/i/naghndj'>Very large bald cypress about 36 inches tall with a 12" base-hasn't put out new growth yet so here's to hopinghttps://imageshack.com/i/nh8r7oj'>https://imageshack.com/i/nf3twnsj'>Not sure what to do with-freeman maple. Most likly gonna plant it in the ground and just leave it alone for a few yearshttps://imageshack.com/i/nawg2jj'>Flowering almond that just got cut back for the first time and exploded with growthhttps://imageshack.com/i/n6m4aakj'>A fantastic hemlock that I found this year up in the moutains. Have another shohin thats identical to this but forgot to picture ithttps://imageshack.com/i/n640yvj'>https://imageshack.com/i/nh76dkj'>https://imageshack.com/i/n6xjm3j'>https://imageshack.com/i/nhoyy5j'>mountain laurel-collected in the mountains with the hemlockhttps://imageshack.com/i/n6nsjm2j'>yellow birtch that was just sitting ontop of a rock in the mountains. Has great shape and all i did was just pick it up. Was the easiest collection ever.https://imageshack.com/i/na3iw7j'>pinus virginiana-that is older then it looks. I plan on have it as a exposed root literati shohin-this was on the side of a cliff that I just had to pick up-was a great findhttps://imageshack.com/i/na5stlj'>https://imageshack.com/i/na6ikwj'>Virginia creeperhttps://imageshack.com/i/n78tq4j'>https://imageshack.com/i/nfql5qj'>button wood I started carvinghttps://imageshack.com/i/nhma3olj'>https://imageshack.com/i/n7g8mtj'> Link to comment
Lalani Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Very nice! We've been talking about bonsai on our local reef club forum and I've got the itch to try it Link to comment
Go Tigers! Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Incredible bonsai collection ! Link to comment
Withers Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Very cool! I've always wanted try bonsai's but I just can't seem to find the time / energy / motivation to learn everything I need to get started. We have a lengthy thread in the lounge about them somewhere, this might be a better place for a discussion though. Link to comment
Cameron6796 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Ooooh pretty love that maple and the rose one. The button wood looks like your making a water slide Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Here's one of mine. The other isn't really picture worthy. I've had this one for a year now. This pic is a little off. I have since adjusted the guide wires some. http://flic.kr/p/kBShFs'>http://flic.kr/p/kBShFs'> by -Nanofreak79- Link to comment
Giga Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Very nice! We've been talking about bonsai on our local reef club forum and I've got the itch to try it It great, way more in depth then you think, just be willing to live and learn as you will kill a few trees along the way. Very cool!!! Thanks! Incredible bonsai collection ! It's getting there as I'm just starting out Very cool! I've always wanted try bonsai's but I just can't seem to find the time / energy / motivation to learn everything I need to get started. We have a lengthy thread in the lounge about them somewhere, this might be a better place for a discussion though. Ask anything you want! Also was unsure on where to post this but II figured this was the best place Ooooh pretty love that maple and the rose one. The button wood looks like your making a water slide The carving is much different now then a water slide lol. I plan on adding a japanese maple and trident to my collection soon. Here's one of mine. The other isn't really picture worthy. I've had this one for a year now. This pic is a little off. I have since adjusted the guide wires some. http://flic.kr/p/kBShFs][/url]http://flic.kr/p/kBShFs] by -Nanofreak79-[/url] Got to start somewhere right! That looks like a ginseng ficus which isn't really used as bonsai but I have seen it done Link to comment
Giga Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 yeah theyare sold at a lot of big box store becuase they look like bonsai as they are a tubar root type of tree. The roots swell with water and thats why it looks like a bigger trunk then it is. I have talked to a few Japanese masters and when I mentioned that ficus I got laughed at(not in a bad way), they kindly told me that they are not bonsai. It can be done though just take special care. This guys blog is fun to follow and he mainly deals with tropical bonsai http://adamaskwhy.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/what-shall-you-do-with-a-ginseng-ficus/ Link to comment
Cameron6796 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Maples !,!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can cherry blossoms be used if anyone has info on this lemme know Link to comment
Giga Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Maples !,!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can cherry blossoms be used if anyone has info on this lemme know yes they can-prunus ume(flowering plum) is a very common one in Japan Prunus glandulosa is what I have-I've heard ume is hard to maintain but glandulosa is much tougher and backbud like mad as seen above. The flowers or a light pink and very pretty there are many in the Prunus family but they need more care as bug n birds seem to love them lol Here's some good info http://peterteabonsai.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/japanese-flowering-plum-basics/ Link to comment
Giga Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 I went out this morning to see that some of the new candles on my black pine or yellowing and when I gave a slight pull they came right off,I've never had this happen before so I'm asking on the bonsai forum and see what they sayhttp://s139.photobucket.com/user/Veritas21885/media/20140517_094535_zpsbe1fb2d2.jpg.html'>http://s139.photobucket.com/user/Veritas21885/media/20140517_094546_zps992f2e1b.jpg.html'> Link to comment
ward827 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I have 2 80 y/o Ponderosa Pines and experts I've talked to say you should always pinch off the candles when they appear to keep the growth compact. The needles look great so I wouldn't worry. W- Link to comment
ward827 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Here's my collection. This photo is a couple years old. I have Chinese elms, Pond pines, ficus, juniper, trident maple, etc. Ranging in age from 20 yrs to 85. W- Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 These are very interesting. Are bonsai usually started from a cutting of a full size tree or are they ever grown from seed? Link to comment
ward827 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 These are very interesting. Are bonsai usually started from a cutting of a full size tree or are they ever grown from seed? Both. But from seed will take a pretty long time to get an old, aged look. Advanced experts do something called air layering. It's a technique of finding a branch from an existing older, large tree (that will make a great small tree), wrapping sphagnum moss around the base of the branch where you want to eventually cut it and waiting for new roots to sprout in the moss. Once that happens you cut the branch with the new roots and repot it. Voila! An early start of a new bonsai tree. Link to comment
ward827 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Some cool links: http://www.goldenarrowbonsai.com/goldenarrowbonsai.com/Home.htmlhttp://www.brusselsbonsai.comI bought my 2 ponderosa pines from Golden Arrow. Good stuff. W- Link to comment
RollaJase Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Saw this and thought of you, Bansai in space yo!http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/23/exobiotanica-botanical-space-flight/ Link to comment
Giga Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 update: 9bark-buttonwood-juniper mapletollymore spruceAzaleaJBPJapanese spindle treeBald cypress explodedYew and flowering almondMaple yellow birtch and mountain lural http://s139.photobucket.com/user/Veritas21885/media/IMG_2720_zps79b2936e.jpg.html'> Link to comment
Cameron6796 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I want one so bad... I think one day imma go looking for one near my house Link to comment
Giga Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 I want one so bad... I think one day imma go looking for one near my house Do it! It's probaly my fav. hobby out of all of them. It's so relaxing and fun and It fun to shape them into treasures. I'm adding a couple more benches this fall and this coming spring i'll be buying a bunch of bonsai pots as most arn't in one now. Link to comment
Giga Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Also fall in fertalizer crazy time to get eveything ready for winter- I have a few different types of ferts but this is what I use about twice a week during fall,with a couple chemical ferts that have micro in them http://s139.photobucket.com/user/Veritas21885/media/20141006_175805_zpse5a1ed0b.jpg.html'> It was also brought to my attention a crazy sale for bonsai tools and wire that I couldn't help myself. I ordered them from Japan and there master level stainless steel tools!. I only ordered 2 tools as there pricey and got a butt load of bonsai wire. I'll take a picture when they get here! so I'll get some pics and updates soon! Also got a new bonsai Pinus strobus(eastern white pine)-not the greatest bonsai material, but for 10$ and a 4" trunk I couldn't resist lol pardon my awesome cellphone shot http://s139.photobucket.com/user/Veritas21885/media/20141006_175833_zps057b5acb.jpg.html'> Link to comment
jestep Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Love the cypress. I have a cypress grove started in my backyard pond. Has a long way to go before it looks like yours though. Have had a fair share of other bonsai. We used to have an amazing 70 year old trident maple that our house sitter decided was the only plant on the property that didn't need watered. Same year a friends dog decided to eat a 30 year jade. Have been a bit demotivated since losing those two. Link to comment
Giga Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 Love the cypress. I have a cypress grove started in my backyard pond. Has a long way to go before it looks like yours though. Have had a fair share of other bonsai. We used to have an amazing 70 year old trident maple that our house sitter decided was the only plant on the property that didn't need watered. Same year a friends dog decided to eat a 30 year jade. Have been a bit demotivated since losing those two. That would suck, I lost a 30 year old spruce not to long ago due to borers Link to comment
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