English Elm Raft

[alpineart]

This was a quick performance for a member in the making of a raft .Easy as 1-2-3

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Rough and ready but hopefully he will get the idea , this is a made not collected raft .

Cheers Alpineart

[Andrew F]

Thanks for sharing Ian, Ive got a few tree's in mind that could use this treatment. How long till the wire starts biting the leader though, I'd imagine the new set of roots would fatten it up fairly quickly?

[Olivecrazy]

Now this is what im talking about diffrent trees like this will advance bonsai in Australia great work alpineart all ways great to see the creations that you come up with

[alpineart]

Hi Andrew F , Mate it all about sharing , the wire can stay on for a couple of seasons as i want to produce a knarly trunk, it could be removed in a single season . There is plenty of buds along the vacant trunk so they too shall sprout and i will selectively rub off the unwanted shoots .

The pot is a bit short at 400mm hence the diagonal set trunk just fitted in . A tray would ave been better or even in the ground but the arched trunk will remain somewhat arched .

Hi Oc , mate can't take the credit here , i was sent a pic and set about knocking one up as a show and tell . Took all of 40 minutes from go the whoe .

Cheers Guys . Alpine

[Olivecrazy]

Its the williness to give it ago alpineart i search the net daily looking at all types of trees its where most my ideas come from most of the time, ive learnt a lot in the last 16mths ive been back into bonsai just takes time to get the results.

Most would look at this tree before it was trained an would of said chop it down an grow it on this tree shows that it not all ways the case ive got a project in the overn right now seen something on the net an mmmm ive got the stock to give it ago

[Meagi]

Looks good alpine will watch this on progress
Cheers

[alpineart]

Its the williness to give it ago alpineart i search the net daily looking at all types of trees its where most my ideas come from most of the time, ive learnt a lot in the last 16mths ive been back into bonsai just takes time to get the results.

Most would look at this tree before it was trained an would of said chop it down an grow it on this tree shows that it not all ways the case ive got a project in the overn right now seen something on the net an mmmm ive got the stock to give it ago

Hi Oc , mate there is always more than 1 tree in a plant , spin them around , turn them upside down . I still look at pics and that does the job to give it a lash , i rarely just cut something down . They say find the smallest tree within in , I disagree with this statement , I find the largest tree within .

Anyone can hack something down and regrow it , but most regrow it the same as it was before hacking took place .Look forward to seeing your pet project .

Cheers Alpine

[alpineart]

Looks good alpine will watch this on progress
Cheers

Hi Meagi , mate it looks like that bugger we left in the cow paddock . Might just toss in into a big basket to give it room to groove .

Cheers Alpine

[Steven]

Nice and interesting Ian
Your wiring has improved greatly too mate

Regards,
Steven

[alpineart]

Nice and interesting Ian
Your wiring has improved greatly too mate

Regards,
Steven

Hi Steven , time will tell, wasn't much of an upright tree unless i cut it down to the first few branches .Crikey's I was looking for a knarly trunk , maybe there is a time and place for rough as guts wiring

Cheers Alpine