AusBonsai

Gday Team Oz!

Please find attached a photo of a Japanese Quince (Chaenomeles spp) that I layered in Spring. As mentioned in the title, I employed the 'skirt' layer method to attain greater basal flare from the material presented. (For a blow-by-blow description of the method, click here. The first work on this layer was documented at bonsaiTALK, and hopefully I can link to it soon...)
You can see that the flare is somewhat artificial at the moment, but I hope that this will change as the new tree ages.

Thanks.

Fly.

lookn good king of the skirts

anttal63 wrote:lookn good king of the skirts

Hmmm... Perhaps it would sound a little more masculine if I hearkened to my distant Highland ancestry and called it a 'kilt layer'.

Och aye!

McFly.

very well done on the skirt, and the kilt

A great example of Kilt layering (I think it should forever be known as kilt layering) Mr. McFly! Great photography too, the depth and sharpness are a credit to you!

What are your plans for this stocky little Quince?

Regards,
Steven

P.S. A friend of mine was in Scotland recently and his rental car broke down while passing through a small village. He asked a passerby where the closest mechanic was. The reply came "Och, no McAnic's around ere, we're mostly McManus' and McLoch's.

AusBonsai wrote: McManus'

Isn't the the butt of all jokes?

Hey guys,
Great Kilt/skirt thungy McFli!! How do you buggers find time to do all this stuff??
I look forward to seeing your "blow by blow description". I've never attemted a layer of any kind before
only due to my limited experience on such things, but I look forward to using your information as a template.


Thanks ma we Laddie,
McMac.

Macros wrote:I look forward to seeing your "blow by blow description". I've never attemted a layer of any kind before
only due to my limited experience on such things, but I look forward to using your information as a template.

Gday McMac and Co!

Since bT shows no signs of getting up soon, I'll post a few photos of the process here. The one linked in my original post is a River Red Gum, but the procedure is identical.
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From memory, this work was performed in October of 2008. Any questions?

Thanks.

Fly.

hi fly

FlyBri wrote:Any questions?

yea, have you seen this one flower if so, what colour is it

i love the deep red ones, but i only have a biiig pink one at the moment...

aaron_tas wrote:... have you seen this one flower if so, what colour is it

i love the deep red ones, but i only have a biiig pink one at the moment...

Gday Aaron!

I've had it for a couple of years now, but never seen it flower. I was assured by the seller that it has a red flower - and I look forward to seeing it one day...

Thanks.

Fly.