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17-Oct-2004
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Threadleaf Cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera'
Saw this at Home D for 9.99 and picked it up. I think it it evokes memorys of Banyans and Live Oaks with Spanish Moss. Figured it would be a nice addition to my trops. Styling was a 10 minute snap. I don'y remember smiling so much after I bought some stock at a do it yourself warehouse. I like it. Oh below is the before and after...... Critiques?
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17-Oct-2004
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Bone Yard Master
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Steve--
I guess I just don't see the style..... I see a quick trim, two trunks needing more mass and two pom-poms of equal hieght. Unfortunately, it still looks like a $9.99 HD plant, just in the spring time. How about taking a chance and really going at it? Literati with a companion jin trunk? Something that looks interesting. Right now I think I'd walk by this plant and wonder when you were going to put it the ground next to the mailbox.
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17-Oct-2004
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I have to agree. Even from my inexperienced point of view, it doesn't "say" bonsai to me. It is, however, an interesting plant, and I do like what you have done with it, but I would rather have it in my landscaping than in a bonsai pot. BTW, when you say "trops" are you referring to tropical plants? If so, I hope that you are not considering this as a trop. It is, I believe, a strictly outdoors tree, in need of a cold spell. Of course, I may be wrong...but I don't think so.
One other thing, if you insist on keeping it as bonsai, maybe you could consider using it as an accent plant in a tropical setting? Of course, you would still need to keep it outside...
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18-Oct-2004
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Whew...you guys are tough. I didn't think for a minute that I had a specimen here. I thought it would compliment my tropicals.( yes I know it isnt tropical and it will stay out all winter). The thing I found interesting was that the mop was up higher than the normally twisted, knarled, mass of twigs normally found within the species. The bark is nice and theres even a little nebari.
It looks better in person...I guess I'm seeing something else.
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18-Oct-2004
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Attila Soos
 Join Date: Jan-2002
Location: Los Angeles, California
Country: USA
Posts: 1,943
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Hi Steve,
There is one thing I want to point out. On the first picture, there are some low branches. On the second, they are gone. That's a big mistake. This tree needs to be shortened because the trunk is rather thin. In order to do that, you need the low branches, they could be the start of the future crown. They are worth their weight in gold. You just discarded them, so now there is nothing to fall back on. When buying nursery stock, you always want trees with as many low branches as possible. That's because you always need either trunk reduction or planting into ground (or growth-box) for thickening. In either case, those low branches are very important. Just to keep this in mind next time when you are browsing in a nursery. Regards, Attila |
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