Little shohin trident and a pot.

[bodhidharma]

I have had this little guy sitting on my to-do bench for many years and apart from the occasional repot and trim has had nothing done to refine its future and create its potential. After i trimmed and wired the branches i wanted i did two thread grafts where branches were required. Upon removing it from its grow box i found a plate under its base to spread its roots which looks liked it worked. The pot(s) were made by a local potter who i met one day and asked him if he could do Bonsai pots and his reply was..i have never tried..so i got him to make me one. I never gave him a dimension so he made three just in case, and charged for one. Fifty bucks. I am just a lucky guy. Anyway i will keep you posted on this little fat guy.

[Craig]

Very nice Bodhi, the trees not bad either

[bodhidharma]

the trees not bad either

I want to push this one and see if i can get it showable within five years. We will see.

[nealweb]

Wow great tree and excellent pots especially for a first attempt!!!!!

[bodhidharma]

excellent pots especially for a first attempt!!!!!

Exactly what i thought.

[hbk13007]

Thanks again for sharing bodhi! Can't wait to see where you get this beauty in 5 years time, will follow with keen interest.

[bodhidharma]

Can't wait to see where you get this beauty in 5 years time,

Me neither hbk. thanks for following its progress (for the future) and thanks for the interest.

[siddhar]

Hi Bodhi, thought id add a project Trident of my own, I dont mean to hi-jack your thread, just thought id share rather than start another thread

Hope you dont mind

Further to this tree, I have applied the toothpick method, so as to have full control of the trees nebari in the future.

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[bodhidharma]

Hope you dont mind

Not at all Sidd but i think you have started your project a little prematurely. I would have developed its Nebari and healed some of the scarring before starting your project. I personally think you have limited its options and the possibility of more movement in the trunk.

[siddhar]

Not at all Sidd but i think you have started your project a little prematurely. I would have developed its Nebari and healed some of the scarring before starting your project. I personally think you have limited its options and the possibility of more movement in the trunk.

Too much to soon Do you think I can still create a nice composition in the future though?

[bodhidharma]

Do you think I can still create a nice composition in the future though?

As stated somewhere, by an obviously serious Bonsai Artist, "Any tree that lives long enough, and is given respect, will eventually become a Masterpiece"

[siddhar]

As stated somewhere, by an obviously serious Bonsai Artist, "Any tree that lives long enough, and is given respect, will eventually become a Masterpiece"

That doesn't sound very promising. Do I fit into the category of " an obviously serious Bonsai Artist" or "Any tree that lives long enough, and is given respect, will eventually become a Masterpiece"

[bodhidharma]

That doesn't sound very promising. Do I fit into the category of " an obviously serious Bonsai Artist" or "Any tree that lives long enough, and is given respect, will eventually become a Masterpiece"

That would be your decision, not mine.

[siddhar]

That would be your decision, not mine.

Thanks for the support Bodhi

[bodhidharma]

Thanks for the support Bodhi

Let me rephrase that Sidd. How about, you can be anything you want to be, but you must be the one to do it.