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6-Nov-2005	#1
johnson657 bonsai newgai Join Date: Nov-2005 Location: Stllwater, OK Country: u.s.a. USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 95	my first tree Hi everyone, I got interested in bosai a couple weeks ago. I read some books and decided that I wanted to get a cheap project so I can get used to basic care before I started on a real project. So I went to the garden center and trees were 75% off for the fall clearance, so I picked up a globe yew (taxus "brownii") for 1$. This tree was very bushy. I started cutting and it felt so good that I ended up butchering it. Is there any hope on styling this? The trunk is a thick as I want it seeing how this is just a learning experience. I would like to start root pruning a get it in a slightly smaller pot within the next season or two. I chopped the top as low as I could, but still leaving foilage, and then a read a post last night that new branches won't grow lower by the trunk. Is this true? any suggestions? Last edited by johnson657 : 6-Nov-2005 at 04:57 PM.

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6-Nov-2005	#3
midwestbonsai bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Madison, WI Country: USA USDA Zone: 4-5 AHS Heat Zone: 4-5 Posts: 1,698	Yikes, you sure did butcher this little guy. Your best off just letting in grow, for a few years, and recover from your last attack. BTW Bonzai is what you say when you jump out of a plane, and bonsai is the art with trees. -Paul *Can anyone say sling shot?!? __________________ KoB Progressive Styling Contest Sponsored By Bonsai Focus Magazine!

6-Nov-2005	#4
johnson657 bonsai newgai Join Date: Nov-2005 Location: Stllwater, OK Country: u.s.a. USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 95	ya, I think I'll go buy another one today for a retry

6-Nov-2005	#5
robert1955 bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Jan-2005 Location: North San Diego county USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 524	Wow! This is how we learn. Peace Bob __________________ The older you get, the older old is.

6-Nov-2005	#6
agraham bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Jan-2004 Location: South Texas Country: U.S.A. USDA Zone: 9-10 AHS Heat Zone: 11 Posts: 1,195	Hi Johnson, ~LOL~....I've been studying bonsai for a long time and I still do this when I try to style a tree in one sit down. ...it just feels good to lop those branches sometimes,and the next cut is ALWAYS going to make it better .Welcome to the sometimes creative sometimes destructive,sometimes exhilirating sometimes frustrating,....but almost always fun and educational world of bonsai. andy __________________ http://pittmandavis.com/

6-Nov-2005	#7
johnson657 bonsai newgai Join Date: Nov-2005 Location: Stllwater, OK Country: u.s.a. USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 95	thanks alot for the replies guys. I hope to learn a lot from from you in time.

6-Nov-2005	#8
RedPine bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Jul-2004 Location: AR USDA Zone: 7a AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 2,897	Hi, If you do get another one of these yews post some before pictures and see maybe how to develope the tree from there. __________________ http://gongshi.freeforums.org/index.php

6-Nov-2005	#9
taipan(deceased) Nudist Bonsai Farmer Join Date: May-2005 Location: Daintree Rainforest & Great Barrier Reef Country: Australia USDA Zone: 6tropical AHS Heat Zone: humid Posts: 565	I like it lol...Don't worry about it Johnson...Just go out and buy a load of trees and keep practising... If you smile you'll get a happy tree...Stress out and you get a stressed out looking tree... Just have fun and listen to what the tree wants you to do with it... Happy Growing Tai

6-Nov-2005	#10
johnson657 bonsai newgai Join Date: Nov-2005 Location: Stllwater, OK Country: u.s.a. USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 95	ya I'll be sure to post a pic before I start on the next one. Another question: The garden center also had some large japanese laceleaf maple for 85$. Is that The normal price of a large tree in the U.S?

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