so ...is it or is it not a Bonsai

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » July 24th, 2015, 12:39 pm

Jarad wrote:Is there potential that the hollow stump will strangle the top part of the tree as it grows? Or will the stump just break?

I really don't know Jarad, it will be fun to watch though.

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » April 27th, 2016, 2:44 pm

This guy is moving along and starting to overlap the stump. A fun project that sits on the back bench and gets checked to see how it is doing. Ramification is coming along and it would now be impossible to separate the stump and tree (without a chainsaw).

Pearcy001 · Post by **Pearcy001** » April 27th, 2016, 3:03 pm

I wonder how the living tree looks under there after all these years? Nicely done Bodhi. Great to see projects like these keeping things interesting.

Do you know how thick the trunk is underneath? How much room it has to thicken?

Cheers,
Pearcy.

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treeman · Post by **treeman** » April 27th, 2016, 6:33 pm

bodhidharma wrote:This guy is moving along and starting to overlap the stump. A fun project that sits on the back bench and gets checked to see how it is doing. Ramification is coming along and it would now be impossible to separate the stump and tree (without a chainsaw).

Hand me down my walki'n cane and hand me down my coat. I'm stepp'n out!

Andreas · Post by **Andreas** » April 27th, 2016, 9:48 pm

I think go and do what you like, make your experiences, there is no norm of personal preferences. I like the idea to do traditional but also my own styles. If we all stick to the norm, the world would be boring. Have fun

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » April 28th, 2016, 8:45 am

Pearcy001 wrote:I wonder how the living tree looks under there after all these years? Nicely done Bodhi. Great to see projects like these keeping things interesting.

Do you know how thick the trunk is underneath? How much room it has to thicken?

It is hard to see into the tree itself but i reckon it would be pretty weird looking in there. I had to do a lot of manipulation of branches to correct positions and they would cross over the trunkline.

treeman wrote:Hand me down my walki'n cane and hand me down my coat. I'm stepp'n out!

Yep

a bit like that Mike. Amazing how much time we can waste when we could be doing other things, like working on real trees. Also interesting the projects that we start then WE HAVE to finish them .....for no other reason to, well, finish them.

Andreas wrote:I think go and do what you like, make your experiences, there is no norm of personal preferences. I like the idea to do traditional but also my own styles. If we all stick to the norm, the world would be boring. Have fun
Re: so ...is it or is it not a Bonsai

Agreed

treeman · Post by **treeman** » April 28th, 2016, 12:26 pm

bodhidharma wrote:
Pearcy001 wrote:I
treeman wrote:Hand me down my walki'n cane and hand me down my coat. I'm stepp'n out!
Yep a bit like that Mike. Amazing how much time we can waste when we could be doing other things, like working on real trees. Also interesting the projects that we start then WE HAVE to finish them .....for no other reason to, well, finish them.

No - I mean the last pic of the tree looks like it has it's coat on and a walking stick and struttin down the street.

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » April 28th, 2016, 1:32 pm

treeman wrote:No - I mean the last pic of the tree looks like it has it's coat on and a walking stick and struttin down the street.

Yep, i understood that Mike

Gavin G made the same sort of comment earlier in the thread and i agree with both of you. I might call the project "Putting on the Ritz" with an Alnus cordata. I was making excuses for a project that will probably not have a future and daydreaming about this bit of a time waster.

Theodore · Post by **Theodore** » April 28th, 2016, 7:11 pm

Bodhidharma

If you learn something from it, the time is definitely not wasted. And sharing your experiment means we can all learn something as well!!

Im really interested to see where this one goes as imo it is a very pleasing tree!

Theo

rodm · Post by **rodm** » April 28th, 2016, 7:28 pm

Hi bodhi,
I personally think it's a great looking tree and you can't call it an oddity. Tomorrow I'm driving home to Tamworth from central coast, there are at least 4 trees that I pass in paddocks that are of similar concept. I've watched these over the years and they starting to blend with each other. So what happens in nature can happen as a bonsai. Which is what you happen to have, just a little bit different. Their only jealous

tgward · Post by **tgward** » April 28th, 2016, 8:40 pm

looks good -----it will be interesting to see the branch placement and movement and the state of the bark after the casing cracks up and is removed

Lane · Post by **Lane** » April 29th, 2016, 7:41 am

May not technically be classed as a bonsai by the purists but it would still look great on the bench, I like it.