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24-Jan-2004
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The Lawn Man
Join Date: Jul-2003
Location: Florida
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Befor And After Boxwood
I just picked up this japanese boxwood. I have done some work to it already and just wanted to hear your thoughts.
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24-Jan-2004
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The Lawn Man
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25-Jan-2004
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Bonsai Doer
 
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Charles, Boxwoods are seldom wired. The branches are far to brittle to be "pulled down"
For this tree to go anyplace, the forked trunk will have to be dealt with. The shape now reminds one of a slingshot, and makes anything in the realm of artistic bonsai nearly impossible. Boxwoods are better suited to a gingko style, where the branches are trained much more verticle, with horizontal foliage pads built through actual hedge pruning. Most young nursery boxwood material will not have the curves and twists of the far more mature Urban Yamadori dug from a large hedgerow. Even then it is difficult to get a tree with the correct shaped trunk. When the correct piece is found the effect can be stunning. The tree below is trained in the exact shape I talked about, the traditional gingko shape.
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25-Jan-2004
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Bonsai Doer
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Here is a traditional gingko trained in the verticle clump style which is great for boxwood also.
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25-Jan-2004
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Charles Bevan
 
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My mistake. I almost always use 'clip and grow', so I can not tell what trees respond better to wiring.
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25-Jan-2004
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Nic
Join Date: Dec-2003
Location: Sydney
Country: Australia
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can someone try and explain to me what's so good about ginkos? they just look messy to me.
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26-Jan-2004
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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michindi,
what were your futures for this? looks like you were goin for a 'informal upright'. I've found sprawling oak / expanding broom style, also, can have good effects. The Jap boxwood in my gallery has had an unexpected design change, so.. I'm like you, back to finding a basic line in the tree and clip and grow from there..
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2-Feb-2004
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Hi Nic, a little off this thread's topic, but I'll answer... 1. Beautiful lime-green leaves in spring 2. Beautiful butter coloured leaves in autumn 3. Attractive and unusual fan shaped leaves You also have the appeal of a relatively unusual plant, in terms of its history, see here. Regards, TB
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2-Feb-2004
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The Lawn Man
Join Date: Jul-2003
Location: Florida
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Bonsaimon
I plan on repotting the boxwood this summer and when I do I am going to tilt the tree a little to the left and use that as the first branch. Really the only reason I bought this tree is becacuse of the trunk. Its about 1/2 wide. Not bad for such a small tree. |
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