My Favorite Oak

mike_p

I've posted this Coast Live Oak (quercus agrifolia) a few times in the past. This is the latest image made today after a major trim job.

This oak was collected in 1975 by Tosh Saburomaru, one of our favorite sensei. It was a sad time when Tosh passed on years ago.

I bought the oak from the estate sale of one of Tosh's students about 23-25 years ago. To give an idea of how much its grown: The pot it came in measures 12"x17"x4.5". The current pot is 19"x27"x5". Height of the tree from the pot rim is 33 inches.

This tree is an example of why you shouldn't give up on an oak for at least 2 years or more. About 10 or so years ago, it lost all it's foliage and appeared to be dead for about 3 years. I didn't give up, and I was rewarded by one new shoot popping out. Then more and more and more. It came back from the dead. I call it "quercus ressurectus"


Mike

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JohnQuinn

About 10 or so years ago, it lost all it's foliage and appeared to be dead for about 3 years. I didn't give up...

I don't think I'd have waited that long...thanks for the tip! Nice looking tree!

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BunjinEnt

Talk about patience, holding onto a stump for three years....Quercus Ressurectus lazarus.

Cool Tree, Mike.

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zejer

This tree is an example of why you shouldn't give up on an oak for at least 2 years or more. About 10 or so years ago, it lost all it's foliage and appeared to be dead for about 3 years. I didn't give up, and I was rewarded by one new shoot popping out. Then more and more and more. It came back from the dead. I call it "quercus ressurectus"

Mike[/QUOTE]
What causes the lost of all foliage? How did you nurture it back?

mike_p

What causes the lost of all foliage? How did you nurture it back?[/QUOTE]

It sat on the bench and got treated like all the other bonsai. Fed and watered, etc. Then a miracle occured.

Mike

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Learning the mechanics of bonsai is a matter of rote. Over and over again the processes are practiced until the hands and eyes know the moves.
Learning the art of bonsai may be more like water wearing away a stone, or climbing a mountain where the peak is always shrouded in fog and just out of reach.
Persist, and someday you may see the peak in sunshine. You may pick up the stone and it's a thing of beauty.

MP@BBB Studio

anttal63

nice job on a beautiful tree mike.

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