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10-Oct-2002
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Bald Shohin
It took a lot of guts to post this thing. I started with a pencil size tree from Minature Plant Kingdom. I planted it in a five gallon can, in a 50/50 mix of sand and steer manure. I let that go for one year. It reached about 1" in diameter. Last year I put the whole thing in my koi pond. It reached the size you see now. This last spring I took it out of the five gallon, cut the roots and rammed it into the dish that the trident maple I bough came in. That was is Feb. 2002. I cut the trunk down to 10" tall.
I jinned the top and carved it up a bit. I decided that I wanted to have a live top though, and in June bent up the new leader. I trimmed the bottom tier of branches and pruned off the top branches. I wanted the bottom branches to have a half year head start to get the proportion right. In good design the upper branches should be smaller proportionally.
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10-Oct-2002
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This is stage one after the wire job. This is around June.
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Well here we are in stage two. The top branches have grown, and look more in scale with the bottom branches. I have bent them in the wierd shape for personel reasons. I seen branches bent this way by Tim Kong in the East Bay Bonsai Society. They look funny now, but as they mature and get thicker they have a character all thier own. He mostly uses this technique on redwoods.
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10-Oct-2002
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We can have a look at the nebari on this plant. I have paid special attention to get the roots spread early on. I planted the tree on a couple of bricks in the 5 gallon container. Some of the roots had pushed out of the soil and started to show loops, or the beginnings of knees. I cut them off. How cruel.
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10-Oct-2002
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Greybeard
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The bottom of the trunk measures a conservative 1 3/4" across. Not bad considering the complete tree is only 12" tall. I will probably finish out at about 10 to 11 inches tall in the end.
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10-Oct-2002
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bonsaiTALK Expert
Join Date: Feb-2002
Location: LINCOLN, CA
Country: USA
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"It took a lot of guts to post this thing."
Hey - thanks for sharing it - I gave up on my "worst effort" thread - there were no takers!
Al - did I read that right? You put it in your koi pond? Is this a new fertilizer program - a secret fish fertilizer regime? Seriously - the tree is looking like it has a future! Are you planning to reduce the jin as the new leader becomes more established?
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9-Oct-2007
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
Join Date: Aug-2007
Location: Central Florida
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Hi, I'm wondering if this little guy is still around. I love bald cypress and would like to see how your tree has progressed.
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9-Oct-2007
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Greybeard
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nope...I killed it. Too hot and I filled in the koi pond.
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Attila Soos
 Join Date: Jan-2002
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