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3-May-2005	#61
scribewicz just a guy and his trees Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Country: USA USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 32	sorry - have to resize the file - i'll post later today __________________ peace, Steve

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3-May-2005

#62

scribewicz

just a guy and his trees

Join Date: Feb-2005

Location: St. Paul, Minnesota

Country: USA

USDA Zone: 4

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Posts: 32

apologies again - here goes ...

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6-Aug-2005	#63
mordachai Deadwood Rules Join Date: Oct-2004 Location: South Florida, USA, Earth Country: United States of Hysteria USDA Zone: 11 Tropic AHS Heat Zone: +HOT+ Posts: 66	Very nice

2-Jan-2006	#64
midwestbonsai bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Madison, WI Country: USA USDA Zone: 4-5 AHS Heat Zone: 4-5 Posts: 1,696	I am going to be trying this, this spring with Amur Maple (more hardy here). I will post my progress. How are these trees coming along, any updates? -Paul __________________ KoB Progressive Styling Contest Sponsored By Bonsai Focus Magazine!

3-Jan-2006	#65
scribewicz just a guy and his trees Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Country: USA USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 32	My "frankenstein monster" trident maple creation looked like it was growing like a weed all summer - and I was psyched. Unfortunately, I took a much closer look at the beginning of the fall season and noticed that about 1/3 of all the trees had died - forensics showed that I had neglected to remove the twisty-ties that were at or below the soil line and I effectively girdled about 1/3 of the trees. I started this bizzarre creation 2 years ago and I forgot that I buried the roots that deep. So I removed all the twisty ties that I could find and also then removed all the dead trunks - the trees that still were alive seemed to have grown enough that they are staying in place without anything holding them to the skeleton. I still used some of the saran wrap type of 3 inch tape to keep the trees in close contact to the skeleton and to each other. A few of the trees are starting to fuse. This spring, I'm going to repot - rearrange the roots for an attractive nebari and place the whole thing in better draining soil. I also need to "fill in the gaps" with some new trees. I don't think "frankenstein" will ever be a world class tree and in the long run, it probably would've been easier (and cheaper) to buy a trident with a trunk this big, but ... I have to admit, it's a fun thing to try, horticulturally, and worse comes to worse, it's a helluva conversation starter! I'll post more this spring, before and after repotting - got a new digital camera for xmas. peace, Steve __________________ peace, Steve

3-Jan-2006

#66

bonsainotwar

Grower of potted sticks

Join Date: Dec-2005

Location: NewMexico

Country: USA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Will_Heath

Yes, commonly called the butterfly bush. many unusual plants can and have been used for bonsai including grape vines, rose bushes, lilacs, jasmine, thyme, blueberries, etc.

http://www.bonsaiboy.com/catalog/flowering.html

The point was larry, bonsai is defined as a plant in a tray.

This definition precedes you by many years. Grafting many seedlings together doesn't disqualify a plant from being a bonsai any more than grafting a branch on does.

You said that you wouldn't call this bonsai, I respect that opinion, however it is a wrong opinion.

Now these are not bonsai....

Will

I have a very attractive Butterfly Bush myself.I'll post a picture,when it blooms.One of my best partially trained(After four years.)trees,is a Rhus Trilobata.

24-Sep-2006	#67
simoncruden bonsaiTALK Adept Join Date: Apr-2006 Location: SYDNEY Country: AUSTRALIA Posts: 233	This such a great thread-is there any updates hope they havent died. Simon Cruden __________________ Learn like your live forever -Live like you die tommorrow

26-Jan-2007	#68
Paddles bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Jan-2007 Country: Australia Posts: 62	Hi, I'm in australia too, and am planing on doing a fused trunk maple, I was very interested in reading this thread, and would love to know how your tree is doing now?

26-Jan-2007	#69
Joanie Enthusiast *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Carlsbad, California..coastal desert Country: United States USDA Zone: 11 AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 5,412	Paddles, this is a fairly old thread. If you click on Juliet's name, and select "view public profile", you will see that she hasn't visited us in a while. She hasn't visited since May of 2005. Hope she comes back soon! Let us know if you try the same idea, and take lots of pictures! Joanie __________________ Yasha's Bonsai Blog No actual bonsai yet, but 100% doggie cuteness

26-Jan-2007	#70
scribewicz just a guy and his trees Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Country: USA USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 32	my frankenstein is still alive ... The fusing process is slow in my neck of the woods ... so not much has changed since my last post. I have to repot this spring and will post some photos at the time. I've been playing with this guy for a few years now and I can't seem to let myself scrap the project. peace, Steve __________________ peace, Steve

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