Swamp Cypress
- Jon Chown
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Swamp Cypress
I found this twin trunk in 1999 while scrounging around a nursery not looking for anything in particular and decided that it would make a fair bonsai one day.
I think that the trunks are getting there and now its time to start work on the branches.
Yours in Bonsai
Jon
I think that the trunks are getting there and now its time to start work on the branches.
Yours in Bonsai
Jon
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Re: Swamp Cypress
If you want to increase taper, pot it up into a bigger pot and sit it water and feed it like crazy.
I had a pencil thin BC that I won at a club raffle. Its a weeping form, and had been neglected to the point I thought it would be dead. Its been sitting in water since and now has really nice taper.
I took it out of water a few days ago to take it to a workshop if I can get down in time.
I had a pencil thin BC that I won at a club raffle. Its a weeping form, and had been neglected to the point I thought it would be dead. Its been sitting in water since and now has really nice taper.
I took it out of water a few days ago to take it to a workshop if I can get down in time.
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Re: Swamp Cypress
It being winter in the UK, My Taxodium disticum is currently orange/brown and frozen. I'll try a photograph if it gets light enough today.
My name is Don. I'm a UK nutter and bonsaiholic but I'm on medication (when I can find the tablets)
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Re: Swamp Cypress
hi jon,
personally, i like the elegance of the trunks as they are. the complex leaves of these are elegant, the trunks of this tree are also. sure, you'd get a "closer" view of the tree with a larger taper, but this tree still looks quite powerful "far away".
the only thing i can say about a possible changing of the styling would be...
the movement of the trunks are slightly left (strongest nebari also left), but the foliage triangle is to the right.
this gives a "static" feel to the composition. whereas if the foliage triangle was also moving slightly to the left, i would feel, not so much more dynamic, but MORE graceful movement to the left.
any thoughts
personally, i like the elegance of the trunks as they are. the complex leaves of these are elegant, the trunks of this tree are also. sure, you'd get a "closer" view of the tree with a larger taper, but this tree still looks quite powerful "far away".
the only thing i can say about a possible changing of the styling would be...
the movement of the trunks are slightly left (strongest nebari also left), but the foliage triangle is to the right.
this gives a "static" feel to the composition. whereas if the foliage triangle was also moving slightly to the left, i would feel, not so much more dynamic, but MORE graceful movement to the left.
any thoughts
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Re: Swamp Cypress
I made the effort and set up a light. Please forgive the presence of the shadows on the backdrop. It isn't groomed of course just now. Height 47" (119cm) Third year in training
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Re: Swamp Cypress
Just going back over some older threads and found this one that I missed.the movement of the trunks are slightly left (strongest nebari also left), but the foliage triangle is to the right.
this gives a "static" feel to the composition. whereas if the foliage triangle was also moving slightly to the left, i would feel, not so much more dynamic, but MORE graceful movement to the left.
They are very astute comments Aaron, I agree with your vision. As you can see, the first branch on the small trunk (which is where it should be) has died for some unknown reason and I have been hoping for a new shoot to appear but to no avail.
My main direction in the short term is to bring the two trunks in closer together and more parallel and to work on the sub branches. I am quite happy with the feminine look of the tree and will run with that.
Jon
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Re: Swamp Cypress
I've just found it too, Jon. How tall is your twinn-trunk? Stymie, yours is looking good as well I'm just about to cut off an aerial layer started last Autumn. I can feel a solid root mass there and would like to get some growth before the next dormancy.
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Re: Swamp Cypress
Hi Jon,
I think Asus101 is right about sitting them in water. My brother used to have one, and during the
summer down here, he put it into a water container, and it seems to like it.
I seem to remember in Brisbane city center, China town section, they have little pond with some
waterfalls in the pond, and just before I left Brisbane in 2002, they put into a swamp cypress into
the pond...
Regards,
Viet.
I think Asus101 is right about sitting them in water. My brother used to have one, and during the
summer down here, he put it into a water container, and it seems to like it.
I seem to remember in Brisbane city center, China town section, they have little pond with some
waterfalls in the pond, and just before I left Brisbane in 2002, they put into a swamp cypress into
the pond...
Regards,
Viet.