my new crabapple

[PeachSlices]

I recently went to Bonsai at the Bay to check out what Mason had. I came home with a Crabapple and a JBP. Heres Pics of the crabapple in its new pot. the first branch from the bottom looks abit weird or does it look okay to you guys? Any Advice would be great.



Simon

[nealweb]

Thats quite odd wiring there. You aren't really supposed to cross the wires over eachother like that, it can cause them to bite in more easily. If it is possible you could try to bend the first section of that branch (where it emerges from the trunk) down a bit and then the next bit up again to smooth it all out and lessen the sharp kink at the beginning there. That will make it look a bit better i think.
Nice tree though!

edit - or just remove it and bend the one above down a bit, that would show a nice trunk with interesting movement, depending on the final height of the tree.

edit2 - or leave it for now as a sacrifice to thicken the lower trunk and then remove it later on

edit3 - or for a smaller tree with more movement and taper cut it off above that second branch and wire that up as the new leader. Endless possibilities! I'll stop now!!!

Good luck with it, have fun!
neal.

[astroboy76]

hi, is it easy to find bonsai on the bay? do they have good stock?

thinking fo paying a visit this saturday. are they open on saturdays?

[PeachSlices]

i'll fix the wiring on that branch now

Simon

[Gareth]

i agree, bend that branch up and then back down, smooth it out.

Looks like someone is a betta fan, nice half moon Plakat on your PC screen there.

Gareth

[blkrota]

hi, is it easy to find bonsai on the bay? do they have good stock?

thinking fo paying a visit this saturday. are they open on saturdays?

The GPS unit does not pick up a signal around that area, I talked to mase on the phone to give me directions.

He has good stock that has alot of braches already in place, Ready to pot up, He has started up again so would have alot of new stock i guess.

Oh and i say cut that lower branch off.

[PeachSlices]

i agree, bend that branch up and then back down, smooth it out.

Looks like someone is a betta fan, nice half moon Plakat on your PC screen there.

Gareth

its actually a Betta Mahachai a wild type betta .I got only a male atm female died.

Simon

[Gareth]

wow ive been away from the betta scene for a while, looks so much like a short fin splendens that if you didnt know you would take it as a splendens.