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Jarrod wrote:Little peiris japonica

If thats small, I will admit to Peiris envy. (yes I know, an old joke)

Here is a Japanese Maple cutting that I struck a year or two ago that I think has the makings of a good nebari in the future (give or take 10 years):
Cheers

David

Great thread!

Here's a few from Chateau Mojo


A smallish Trident Maple maybe 6-7years old, I think from a cutting. Going in the Shohin Competition. A bit dull, but radial at least.

A 40yo Pinus radiata, picture doesn't do the nebari or bark justice.

A shohin Trident 10-12 yrs from a cutting, spent most of it's time in a seed tray, one day I'll do something worthwhile with it. Nebari is flatter and wider than it looks in this snapshot.
Cheers,
Mojo

Gasp.

Pictures from Mojo!



Nice.

Boics wrote:Gasp.

Pictures from Mojo!



Nice.

Boics, I love subtlety!

Yep, drummed up the courage and just hooked around to Cash Converters and got me some bonsai!

Cheers,
Mojo

Petra wrote:Kkkkk, this pick looks like the makings of another tree. Sorry, i just had to say it.

I'd just like to say that I believe you are very naughty.

First thing I thought was, "Two dogs".

Jow wrote:Simple enough just share a picture of one (or more) of your tree's root base.

I'll kick off with one of mine. Trident maple. The pin is holding in a root graft that will fill a small gap.

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And a shot from underneath before and after pruning... Its starting to get a nice solid flat plate of wood under the trunk.

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Hi Jow,
how did the root graft go? Is it a 1 year project? I'll be doing some next year to my triple trunk trident.

Root graft took. Usually it's a two year ordeal. First year to fuse the graft then I cut back to leave a small stump that is shortened the following year or at least a few months after the first cut.

Just to kick this thread off again a quick look under a shohin trident's skirt.



Anyone else get any pics during their repotting?

Another trident base, this time with some root grafts. Most of the nebari on this one is buried but these grafts, after another season should fill in the remaining gaps and set it on the way for a killer base.

Hello,

Just researching while having a break. I have finally had an opportunity to start sorting through my own photos from the big fig re-pot last week and thought i'd evoke this excellent thread.
Thanks,

Kevin

This is an amazing thread! Love it


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Kevin wrote:Hello,

Just researching while having a break. I have finally had an opportunity to start sorting through my own photos from the big fig re-pot last week and thought i'd evoke this excellent thread.

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Thanks,

Kevin

Holly cow!

That is not nebari, thats the face-hugger from Alien!

Hello Rory,

It's funny (not funny at all), the above photo shows nothing of what is perched right in front of me. About 1.5m away x 1.5m above me and the size and shape of it is unbelievable. The dimensions of the crown are from memory another 1300mm deep x 1200mm across x 850mm high - and you said "Alien Face Hugger" - well - you ain't seen nothing yet - the crown unmistakably resembles the creature "Alien".

Seriously, I think i'll sleep with the light ON tonight. Or chain the trunk to the pergola first, so it can't lunge at me.

I did the bare rooting at night in an attempt to avoid any heat stresses, as there is a nasty pathogen around here knocking all my plants for a six, including me as well. I have gone through so much bleach. Last week I thought i was on top of the nasties, but it seems, maybe the recent wet, to have spurred up again. It's a pretty stressful time actually, i never collected many plants - too busy working and bringing my family up. Now my daughters have 'flown the coup' and the plants are all 20 - 30 year commitments. They too are at their primes - OR SHOULD BE. They say 'clip and grow' - well that's an understatement, if you could have seen my plants last season or what's left of them now - they don't develop branch structures like they have or some had by 'clip and grow'. I won't go into it - just downright sad.

Anyway, back to the point - root pruning - at night - alone - total silence and i'm into it. My whole body is immersed within the 'Alien'. My mind did wander at times and definitely when that unusual sound happened and your entire heads under the "Alien Face Hugger".

I'll give you another sneak peak, the rest will have to wait till the Progressive post. Seriously creepy. This angle is the front left side - not directly facing the ALIEN.... now looking at me from up there - where's that rope?
Thanks,

Kevin