Melaleuca linariifolia

[Mitchell]

OK, hopefully I can span this little experiment into the Psychological effects, of extreme bonsai construction across several countries.
Please play along as I try to enter a realm seldom dealt into.

If you have been reading this thread, you may be accustomed to my unusual desire to burn my native Australian bonsai. Here's an attempt to further that, albeit at my stocks expense.

This stock is of value to me, mel's of this size do not come regularly, even in Australia. Though upright, it's trunkline is an exceptional example of a starter point for the style. To date I have seen 3 of similar size in training for bonsai, I do not however proposition that I have an extensive knowledge of Mel's in training for bonsai as a whole. Just through the Internet.

This is the Mel today, sorry about the pics.

[Mitchell]

So whom is going to play? The cylinder is full, the flame is lit.

A fire is about to hit the plant, how intense will it be?
Will it survive?
What will be left?

We know the foliage is too high now, we know it will back bud from flame, but do we know when to stop?
How much can this plant take? Have a good look at what this tree is planted and thriving in, an 8 inch pot in a bucket filled with water. WT.??

So here is the game.

It's 12:00 am here in Sydney and 12:54 PM in London for Weetree.com users.

Aus is almost out, as our users may have gone to bed, so it may be up going to the folks across the pond to stop the carnage. Perhaps you won't, maybe you'll let me burn it to a crisp, perhaps no one is on in either country. Well the results will be all telling.

There is one request. If you want the burning to stop, you must also present a relevant reason to do so. I request this as a learning tool, for this "Fire swept" styling, obviously it as others have limits. Example being, if no one stops ands comments, my valued tree may end up a crisp under the power of blow torch.

I am using a pencil torch and will stop in increments of 10 minutes to check responses to this thread and post shots.

It's all up to you know, how much fire damage will be done in this fire.







I feel in this current situation in Australia, it must be said, I do not enjoy even using the would fire atm. I do apologise and seek no fame from your situation, my thoughts are with you all.

[Mitchell]

Clock starts now, 10mins, see you soon.

This is going out simultaneously to weetrees.com and Ausbonsai.com

Let's see what you got guys!

Click click BooooM!!

[Mitchell]

Remember, I am looking for a reasonable argument to stop, before it is a stick. Though perhaps a stick is the best coarse. You decide.

[Mitchell]

Ok, 10min down! All growing tips received a flash burn and are now wilted and will most probably die back.
No one responded on either site! Guess I shall continue, as tips gone, should ensure bb as it is healthy.

If there are no takers I'll continue....

Here goes ten more minutes, feel free to jump with your argument/encouragement anytime. lol


Edit ab member only- Come on the Poms will let me burn it! AB.com users, your gonna let it burn, really ?

[Mitchell]

A coment from wee trees.com. Just to keep the lines open.

"Did someone forget to take their pills today? "




My responce
My friend, I wish there were indeed pills to take for this disease. Alas I find myself eternally trying to perpetuate, bizarre renditions of situations gone by. A fire, a moment, a transition to the next one. Once I have found what I am looking for, I will indeed pause, to contemplate indeed why I began the search in the beginning.

Now... Where was that blow torch! GGGGGG YYYYAAAHHHH!!!!

[Mitchell]

click click boom!

[Mitchell]

OK, well still no repsponce, let's take it up a notch. The plant got wrapped and burnt a month ago with newspaper. Lets do it again, but this time the height needs to come right down. This tree has a massive base (25cm) but 1.2m high is still a two man tree, I want it down to one.

Where's that Morning Herald?

[Mitchell]

Wrapped and ready to go.

I'll post some pics of the out come tomorrow.

[lennard]

Yawn.jpg

If you stack the newspapers only on the one side of the tree - more heavily lower down the trunk- and use a fan on the newspaper side that will represent the wind blowing the flames onto one side of the tree ......

then you will grab my attention!

Or am I getting wacky too?



Lennard

[MattA]

Hey Micthell,

I was zzzzzzzzzz while you were torching... hows the tree & where is she at this morning???

How much stump did the fires leave? Was it a slow smouldering burn all night like often happens when a bushfire has been put out & yet the trees continue to burn inside from the residual heat???


Matt

[Petra]

Hey didnt you know there is a high fire danger
Remember what happened to the guy with the angle grinder.

[parabola]

I want to see it burnt down.

Pics or ban.

[bodhidharma]

HMMMM..we havent heard from mitchell yet I hope he hasnt torched the place. I hope he's not losing it either

[Pup]

I am staying outer this one .

After all it is only a soft burn, not down to the heart wood.