Itoigawa Shimpaku Cascade, 2 Years - bonsaiTALK Community

11-Mar-2008

october

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Itoigawa Shimpaku Cascade, 2 Years

This is a tree that I have been working on for about 2 years. Itoigawa shimpaku is my favorite tree for bonsai. Kishu is also nice, However, it is a much slow grower with darker foliage.

I found this tree at the nursery in a plastic 1 gallon container. It was a somewhat bare, straggly kind of bush. However, it did have major potential for a cascade.

Unfortunately, I do not have a pic of it in the nursery container. The first pics you see are a little while after the inital styling. It was then put into a grow pot. I left it with with an abundance of foliage and branches. Shimpaku are known for branches dying off for seemingly no reason. It is sometimes a good idea to leave more for future options, just in case.

The first pic is from 2 years ago. The second, is from about a year ago, the third, a little less than a year. The last 3 pics are recent. I did some light trimming recently. I am encouraging it to grow somewhat freely and keeping the structure loosly in check. As you can see, the tree is forming strong pads buy me doing this. When the tree gets some age to it and the interior of the pads hardens up, I will then do some fine wiring.

I think I payed $29 for this tree

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12-Mar-2008	#2
bonsaial1 Bonsai Doer Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 13SH Posts: 5,537	Great attention to detail. Awesome! Cheers, Al __________________ If you can't be a player...be an athletic supporter!

12-Mar-2008	#3
october bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Jul-2006 Location: massachusetts Country: United states Posts: 515	Thank you Al, I consider that a real compliment coming from you. I have followed your work on the site for a long time and it is masterful. Thanks again. Rob

12-Mar-2008	#4
Ashbarns9999 bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Mar-2005 Location: Victoria Country: Australia AHS Heat Zone: 10 Posts: 1,091	Developing nicely Rob. Ash __________________ Better to procrastinate than lose sight of the objective by rash deeds. http://bonsaivaultforum.freeforums.org

12-Mar-2008	#5
apisto bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Dec-2005 Location: Lanarkshire Country: Scotland USDA Zone: 7 cold!! AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 57	very nice deffo one to keep an eye on And a bargain to boot

12-Mar-2008