mikechell 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2018 That's stunning! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2018 I started a bonsai garden this year. Something went terribly wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2018 Haha, brilliant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2018 I'd hate to try'in be the one to wire that sucker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2018 Nope ... too big. Jin the whole thing and start over !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted August 7, 2018 Huh, what, wire? That must have been the problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 7, 2018 Yeah, Poopdeck ... didn't you know Bonsai Trees are electrified? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted August 7, 2018 I'm gonna have to buy a book. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newbie@this 0 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 Gorgeous! Thanks for the pics! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2018 Went to a bonsai show on Saturday by the local club. Always a good show, lots of nice trees and good to meet a few guys from the bonsai club forum I am a part of. . . . Also picked up this nice little Hillier Elm tree from one of the vendors at the show as a new tree for my collection. It was planted upright when I bought it but I did a bit of work to it and now have it planted more into a slant style and have some of the branches wired down now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poopdeck 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2018 The one growing out of a split and curled log is stunning. While I'm not a bonsai aficionado I've never seen one line that. That's a whole different level there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2018 I'm envious. Both of the beautiful trees you got to see at the show, and the forest you're parenting. That Elm is going to be a pretty addition. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 I have been so busy with rods lately working 10-12hrs per day I had to take a break before I jumped out in front of a bus! So last week I picked up a couple nursery yew bushes that were marked down to only $17 at the local nursery. I liked them because they had nice sized 2" dia trunks on them and I have been wanting to try my hand at carving and doing Shari/Jin work. Which in bonsai is the method of making a tree look like it has been struck by lightning by peeling bark, carving, sanding and then coating with lime sulfur. (Which STINKS btw the way lol). Very pleased with the way this came out and quite happy with the first ever attempt at doing deadwood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 The one growing out of a split and curled log is stunning. While I'm not a bonsai aficionado I've never seen one line that. That's a whole different level there.Yep my favourite too. Really cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 That's good Steve. Does the lime prevent fungus infection of the broken tree until its grown some? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
