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I gave this tree a better pot a couple of weeks ago, and a trim and a wire today.
The pot is a little large but this thing is a prolific grower so I expect it to fill out and fit it in no time.

very pretty, your collection must be looking pretty good these days with all the trees going into ceramics the last few years.

Yep - more lovely stuff from R3. I will add that I’d find it hard to believe many other folk achieve what he does between a rooftop and a basement. No work area - and great output. And a great cat!


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SquatJar wrote: ↑October 18th, 2021, 6:58 pm very pretty, your collection must be looking pretty good these days with all the trees going into ceramics the last few years.

Yeah… going from plastic to clay seems to lift things a bit in terms of aesthetics/cred. In this tree’s case it also means it doesn’t tip over so much when the wind blows either… win/win!

MJL wrote: ↑October 18th, 2021, 7:11 pm Yep - more lovely stuff from R3. I will add that I’d find it hard to believe many other folk achieve what he does between a rooftop and a basement. No work area - and great output. And a great cat!


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Cheers MJL,
You gotta do what you can do with the space you have. It’s not as big as I’d like, but I try and maximise output from minimal space. I spend a lot of time on stairs… walking up, walking down!
Ironically, I took up bonsai thinking “little trees don’t need much room”.
Idiot.

its not a bonsai until it is in a bonsai pot, and this tree has certainly been lifted. Congrats!

Watto wrote: ↑October 19th, 2021, 5:50 am its not a bonsai until it is in a bonsai pot, and this tree has certainly been lifted. Congrats!

That might be true Watto but you could also say…
“just because it’s in a bonsai pot doesn’t make it a bonsai”
I do agree though that transitioning a developing tree out of a training pot and into a bonsai container is one of the best parts of the process.
Thanks for your reply!

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Ironically, I took up bonsai thinking “little trees don’t need much room”.
Idiot.

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How wrong we all were...

Ryceman3 wrote: ↑October 18th, 2021, 8:58 pm

MJL wrote: ↑October 18th, 2021, 7:11 pm Yep - more lovely stuff from R3. I will add that I’d find it hard to believe many other folk achieve what he does between a rooftop and a basement. No work area - and great output. And a great cat!


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Cheers MJL,
You gotta do what you can do with the space you have. It’s not as big as I’d like, but I try and maximise output from minimal space. I spend a lot of time on stairs… walking up, walking down!
Ironically, I took up bonsai thinking “little trees don’t need much room”.
Idiot.

Very nice tree, I’m always highly impressed with the quality of your work

I too fell into the ‘this won’t take up much room’ trap. I’m feeling another for sale post brewing...

Ryceman3 wrote: ↑October 19th, 2021, 6:20 am

Watto wrote: ↑October 19th, 2021, 5:50 am its not a bonsai until it is in a bonsai pot, and this tree has certainly been lifted. Congrats!

That might be true Watto but you could also say…
“just because it’s in a bonsai pot doesn’t make it a bonsai”
I do agree though that transitioning a developing tree out of a training pot and into a bonsai container is one of the best parts of the process.
Thanks for your reply!

I envy those who have the process of transferring from a training pot to a bonsai container without any problems. It didn't always go smoothly for me! I keep learning...

This bonsai is so interesting. I can't stop following the twist and see where it ends.

Just an update… this thing grows incredibly fast, all the time!
Another cut back today… it never stops with this thing.

Spent this morning re-wiring …. I’m hoping after all that effort it’ll be good for a few months. A lot of time spent getting to this point, hard to tell from the photos but pads are developing and I think it’s gonna look pretty sweet as things fill out.

The detail is intense and wonderful, but might I suggest that the outline is straightforward, and does not match the complexity of the detailed branches? Maybe some ins-and-outs, light and shade, density and open-ness? It's a great tree, showing years of intelligent care, but maybe you could (cough) mess it up a little?

STRICTLY only my opinion - it's a very fine tree as it stands. Well done. Damn fine.

Gavin