anyone into bonsai?

[Gnome]

Right Treepuncher finally tracked down the files on my old laptop apologies for the poor resolution as these were taken back in 2007. These are all made from the batch I got from the conifers at the garden centre as part of a job lot of unsalables. At this time of year you could always ask a local centre if they can do the same before new stock arrives.

[Gnome]

Here's a few more that were done at the same time. Bonsai mysters will no doubt say that you don't put stones in the pots!!! I don't like sushi or Karate either.

I don't care I think they look no bad!

When I started I did the hard pruning on top left them for a month then root pruned them into training pots. The little shallow rectangular and oval pots that you would think bonsai trees are in. Hope that gives you some inspiration.

[TreePuncher]

Ah cool, thanks for taking the time, never thought of doing this with these kind of trees, how did they take to the wiring? I like the look of the weeping type, I'm definitely going to look in my local store now, maybe a unpurchased miss-shapen tree would be a good start, a little bit of character straight away...

 

Thanks again, alot of food for thought there

[TreePuncher]

That second from last picture is wicked

[Gnome]

I had a connection issue with arbtalk there so i'll try again!

 

The Bonsai Specialist (Specialist Series): Amazon.co.uk: David Squire: Books

 

This is a great wee book and is reasonably priced. You should get it at most garden centres if you don't like amazon.

 

Good info on care and planting as well as styles and species suitable. A good entry point which has words as well as pictures.

 

The more expensive books on the subject that I have are good for inspiration but I would get really stressed looking after a 100year old black pine that I would need to take out a mortgage to buy in the first place!!!

[TreePuncher]

That's very reasonable, will look into that, the

[Rebel_Commando]

I've just downloaded a collection of 11 eBooks on bonsai....didn't cost me a penny

 

Going to have look through them shortly

[HCR]

Don't forget that bonsais get full size diseases! Trees imported from the Far East might be carrying the next DED/ash dieback etc.

 

I love them though, and always spend ages looking at them at shows and so forth. One day I'll start a collection...

[RTS1]

How much are they ?

 

 

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[welwell]

I had a great collection of about 7 or 8 about 10 years ago, including one acer that was 15 years old, zelkova, and contoneaster (make surprisingly good bonsai). Went on holiday for 2 weeks and my sister forgot to come around and water them for me. All of them died!! Cheers sis.