Tpt life Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 The transformation was pretty neat and the music was bitchin, but if I had taken an arbotech to it, that tree would have been dead 5 min. later. I guess it's a matter of knowing where to grind and when to cut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Cindy Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Wow! I had no idea what radical measures are taken all at once. I'm with K, my tree would be a gonner starting with the arbotech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 And at some point in your life, you probably thought you wouldn't be able to turn a bowl on the lathe without it exploding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 These stumps are literally a dime a dozen. Grind one. If it dies, pay attention to what browns first. Document your grind with photos. You'll find you figure things out rather quickly if you know how plants grow. One other thing, that stump was available because it was hardy enough to not die when cut off ten inches above the ground. Grinding the wrong place may not kill it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 This is my ficus bonsai a year or so ago. It goes outside for the summer and lives in my glassed in porch the rest of the year. I will be trimming it up and bringing it in soon, so maybe more pictures then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 28, 2014 Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 Kiki, that guy has a wealth on the Tube. You found a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 28, 2014 Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 One of the basic things I learned is that trees do not transport water and sap around the tree. So the left side roots feed the left side of a tree. What he did was leave sections of the live cambium layer to feed the live branches on either side and sculpt the wood between them. The stuff he is doing is pretty advanced. Learning how to repot and prune the roots, prune and wire the canopy and care for a bonsai is where you need to start. It's really just organized plant torture. It does take a good eye to be able to visualize your goal when you start . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwood Chip Posted September 28, 2014 Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 It's really just organized plant torture. It does take a good eye to be able to visualize your goal when you start . Wasn't it in "Karate Kid" where Mr. Miyagi says, "Close your eyes, and picture a tree. Now, open your eyes, and cut away everything that doesn't look like a tree." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted September 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 Nice little ficus, Steve. Has a good nebari. Are you planning to do any wiring? Yeah Carus, that Graham guy has fantastic tubes. I watched all of them. There's a lot of good youtube stuff on bonsai, and I've been sifting through it. This is another good channel... https://www.youtube.com/user/bjorvalabonsai/videos I lost an auction yesterday for the pair of Yoshio Naka books...Bonsai Techniques I and II, which are supposed to be the Bible for bonsai. My bid of $220 wasn't enough. A LOT of learning yet to do, but I've committed myself to starting this hobby. It's too cool not to get into. Have to do it. I need to build myself a work station and some storage/display areas, set up a watering system, buy some tools and wire and pots and soil and fertilizer and on and on...then I'll start looking for a few trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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