exposed root Chinese elm

Neli · Post by **Neli** » July 1st, 2013, 3:02 pm

He he he! Paul! We newbies are full of ideas!
I was also thinking of instant ROR....

Link:
http://www.sabonsai.co.za/forum/index.p ... e__st__180

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » July 8th, 2013, 7:17 pm

bodhidharma wrote:That will be a stunner with some time behind it Hugh. would you consider keeping the lower left hand branch as a cascade and the one above it as the apex, then removing the top two branches. Visually it will make the tree look larger and enhance the flow of the tree.

could be a possibility

ive thought about that as option, ill have to give it some more thought. thanks for the suggestions.

PAUL2229 wrote:this elm reminds me of a tripod from War of the Words.... albeit a tripod with extra legs. I think you should remove all but three roots and name it tripod

good one mate, could be one of those aliens out of war of the worlds too.

Neli wrote:He he he! Paul! We newbies are full of ideas!
I was also thinking of instant ROR....
Link:
http://www.sabonsai.co.za/forum/index.p ... e__st__180

thanks for that Neli

boom64 · Post by **boom64** » July 8th, 2013, 8:05 pm

Hi Hugh, Have been following this one . Lovely work ,I am sure you have inspired a small forest of Neagari in your footsteps.

Regards John.

mugen · Post by **mugen** » July 8th, 2013, 8:28 pm

Love this elm great work!

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » August 7th, 2013, 4:31 pm

well this fella is in a pot now!
buds are starting to break too, spring is hear apparently

IMG_9802_edited-1.jpg

im thinking now when i repot next i might wire out a few of the roots so that they arnt concaving in and make them move slightly outwards.

Rory · Post by **Rory** » August 7th, 2013, 4:53 pm

Holy cow

That is looking amazing, very nice.

Though, I'm sure I've seen that in the movie District 9...

Seriously though, very nice work.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » August 7th, 2013, 6:02 pm

Hi Hugh. Gotta say when I first saw this I didn't think much of it. Thought the roots would never suit the tree. How wrong I was. And to be honest I think it is the pot that ties it all together. That is a great result.

Josh.

Andrew F · Post by **Andrew F** » August 7th, 2013, 6:49 pm

Beautiful mate!!! Lovely photography too.

thoglette · Post by **thoglette** » August 8th, 2013, 9:53 am

hugh grant wrote:im thinking now when i repot next i might wire out a few of the roots so that they arnt concaving in and make them move slightly outwards.

Had the same thought yesterday.

DavidWilloughby · Post by **DavidWilloughby** » August 8th, 2013, 11:08 am

Hi Hugh,

What a fantastic transformation this has gone through in a short period of time, it looks great. The pot and tree combine well.

hugh grant wrote:im thinking now when i repot next i might wire out a few of the roots so that they arnt concaving in and make them move slightly outwards.

I don't have a problem with the roots as they are, but if you were to tweak them, another way of doing it, perhaps a large tie clip and some protective rubber underneath it and you could gradually tighten it over time, if it started to ever dig in, its just a matter of cutting off the tie clip and putting a new one on with little disturbance to the roots, nor with having to repot it each time to wire them. Food for thought in anycase.

Your tree is only going to get better with time. Great work.

Cheers

David

GavinG · Post by **GavinG** » August 8th, 2013, 1:36 pm

Good tree, well imagined and refined. I agree with bringing the roots in now, no need to wait. The pot ties it together very well. I'd like to see a literati native in it, some time down the track... Who made it?

Good photo too.

Gavin

Dario · Post by **Dario** » August 8th, 2013, 3:19 pm

Hi Hugh, it is looking great, well done!
I really like the pot you have chosen and I may be about to shoot myself in the foot here because pot choice is still an area that I need a lot of development in...but I think it would look better if it was eventually put in a shallower pot (in subsequent repottings when the root ball has been worked further so that this is possible)

Just an idea and a personal preference.
Great work Hugh

Cheers, Dario.
Very rough virt...

Hugh 2.png

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » August 8th, 2013, 4:17 pm

bonsaibuddyman wrote:Holy cow That is looking amazing, very nice.

Though, I'm sure I've seen that in the movie District 9...

Seriously though, very nice work.

haha think i have too

Josh wrote:Hi Hugh. Gotta say when I first saw this I didn't think much of it. Thought the roots would never suit the tree. How wrong I was. And to be honest I think it is the pot that ties it all together. That is a great result.

Josh.

thanks mate, i couldnt wait to get this one into a pot so that it could be shown at the right angle, which seems to change the whole composition as oposed to being seen in a tilted pot with parts hidden.

Andrew F wrote:Beautiful mate!!! Lovely photography too.

thanks bud, ive been working on my photography skills when it comes to photographing bonsai, its not easy!

DavidWilloughby wrote:Hi Hugh,

What a fantastic transformation this has gone through in a short period of time, it looks great. The pot and tree combine well.

hugh grant wrote:im thinking now when i repot next i might wire out a few of the roots so that they arnt concaving in and make them move slightly outwards.
I don't have a problem with the roots as they are, but if you were to tweak them, another way of doing it, perhaps a large tie clip and some protective rubber underneath it and you could gradually tighten it over time, if it started to ever dig in, its just a matter of cutting off the tie clip and putting a new one on with little disturbance to the roots, nor with having to repot it each time to wire them. Food for thought in anycase.

Your tree is only going to get better with time. Great work.

Cheers

David

thanks for the advice mate, and yes that could be a possible method to use, ill let it settle now though into its new home before i start messing with the roots again.

GavinG wrote:Good tree, well imagined and refined. I agree with bringing the roots in now, no need to wait. The pot ties it together very well. I'd like to see a literati native in it, some time down the track... Who made it?

Good photo too.

Gavin

Hi Gavin, the pot was actually intended for a bunjingi style tree but when i was looking for a pot for this tree the pot seemed to work so well so this little tree won the privileges for the pot. lucky little bugga!
The pot is actually made by Denise Allen whom is a fellow club member who has been doing bonsai for a while and has started making pots! there quite nice.

Dario wrote:Hi Hugh, it is looking great, well done!
I really like the pot you have chosen and I may be about to shoot myself in the foot here because pot choice is still an area that I need a lot of development in...but I think it would look better if it was eventually put in a shallower pot (in subsequent repottings when the root ball has been worked further so that this is possible)
Just an idea and a personal preference.
Great work Hugh
Cheers, Dario.
Very rough virt...
Hugh 2.png

Hi Dario
nice idea! definitely an option. I think it is tricky with exposed root trees because they are often displayed in these more squat pots i think for stability as the roots look rather fragile. then there are others which are displayed in small shallow pots to show off the fluid movement of the roots and create a very light display. i suppose it depends upon which pot will create the most stable looking and balanced composition

Andrew F · Post by **Andrew F** » August 8th, 2013, 6:37 pm

Maybe....

Virt.jpg

Beano · Post by **Beano** » August 8th, 2013, 7:22 pm

hugh grant wrote:well this fella is in a pot now!
buds are starting to break too, spring is hear apparently

IMG_9802_edited-1.jpg
im thinking now when i repot next i might wire out a few of the roots so that they arnt concaving in and make them move slightly outwards.

Great photo! You should get it on a bonsai stand in front of this wall with that light. Nice tree, wish it was mine.

AusBonsai

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