Japanese Larch. Conifer and Deciduous

[Grant Bowie]

Hi all,

last night I attacked this tree with a knife and a hammer!

Front.JPG

Results to follow,

Grant

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Ugly Angle.JPG

Grafting Knife and Hammer.JPG

Part way through.JPG

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Going deeper.JPG

Pebble inserted.JPG

Pebble punched in.JPG

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Covered with putty.JPG

New look.JPG

Wrapped with bias binding then rubber then wired.JPG

[Grant Bowie]

Current front and angle.JPG

Possible new angle.JPG

Branch in its new position needs to be wired up as old angle of branch and take off from trunk was too sharp.

All the heavy branches will be rewired and compacted.

Grant

[hugh grant]

Great work there!
I was scrolling down at the start and thinking 'i dunno bout this' but then you wired the branch up and it all came together marveously.
I think the Possible new trunk angle works well in my opinion.

Hugh

[kcpoole]

Nice work Grant

Ken

[Grant Bowie]

Great work there!
I was scrolling down at the start and thinking 'i dunno bout this' but then you wired the branch up and it all came together marveously.
I think the Possible new trunk angle works well in my opinion.

Hugh

Without lifting the branch it would have looked worse.

The new angle gives it a little more movement; but not too much!

Grant

[Grant Bowie]

Front.JPG

Possible new angle.JPG

Front repotted new angle 15th Aug 2010.JPG

After splitting, wiring and repotting.

I will encourage more ramification all over, probably shorten apex and allow right hand side to extend over a few years.

grant

[Watto]

A small change has made a large improvement, congratulations. This type of work promotes thinking on improving your own bonsai, so thanks for that.
And if that old pot it came out of is no further use to you????????????

[bonsaiboy87]

Great work Grant!

I have been looking for a Larch myself for the last 5 years or so and everyone I ask either has no clue what I am talking about or they tell me that they dont grow in Australia.

I live near Campbelltown in NSW so I am not sure if you can give me any advice on where I might find one?

thanks,
robert

[Grant Bowie]

Great work Grant!

I have been looking for a Larch myself for the last 5 years or so and everyone I ask either has no clue what I am talking about or they tell me that they dont grow in Australia.

I live near Campbelltown in NSW so I am not sure if you can give me any advice on where I might find one?

thanks,
robert

I used to live at Mittagong and the only Larch that I could grow there was the Japanese Larch; Larix Kaempheri and Pseudolarix amabilisor Golden Larch. The European Larch died every single time I tried to grow it, both in the ground and in pots but the potted ones died within 2 years and in the ground within 4 years. Just not cold enough for them.

You will have to go to the Blue Mountains in NSW or the Dandenongs in Melbourne to see them in nurseries.

I doubt if they will live where you are but keep them cool in summer and cold in Winter.

Grant

[Grant Bowie]

Hi all,

The larch is doing fine after its minor surgery and is strongly coming into new growth, including the branch that was lowered.

Grant

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[Edward Scissorhand]

Hi Grant, How do you know the difference between a Japanese larch and a European larch? I have three of them in Sydney's south, but they are growing so slowly in pots for around a decade so I decided to put them in the ground this year. Is there anything I should keep in mind if I leave them in the ground for a few years? Cheers Eddie

[Asus101]

there is one growing here in renmark..... unless there is another tree that looks like a larch and drops its needles in winter?