Just when I think I'm starting to get Bonsai, I makes a major f$&@ up on a tree.
Is this normal?
1 step forward, 2 steps back
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Rory
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Re: 1 step forward, 2 steps back
Not usually. And most people don't admit to it.
Take consolation in the fact that for every great bonsai tree you see there a dozen if not more dead ones.
I'm guessing you either cut a branch off that you regret or root pruned the wrong time. We've all been there. But in future, research for a bit before you work on $$$ or old stock
Take consolation in the fact that for every great bonsai tree you see there a dozen if not more dead ones.
I'm guessing you either cut a branch off that you regret or root pruned the wrong time. We've all been there. But in future, research for a bit before you work on $$$ or old stock
Rory
I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
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I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
Bonsai: Casuarina Leptospermum Banksia Phebalium Baeckea Melalueca Ficus
Growing Australian natives as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=289480#p289480
Buying and repotting Native nursery material: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=30724
Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
How to reduce moss from the trunk without damaging the bark: viewtopic.php?p=295227#p295227
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Re: 1 step forward, 2 steps back
Yep. You wouldn't be human if you didn't. So come on, what's the big #$@*&% up. You can't leave us c wondering
Josh
Josh
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Josh
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Re: 1 step forward, 2 steps back
Mate, have done that a few times on trunks or branches. Will probably happen again too.Daluke wrote:Trunk snap on a white pine. I got a bit carried away bending...
Josh.
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kachmica
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Re: 1 step forward, 2 steps back
Found this gem in an old Newsletter from the Goulburn Bonsai Society.
After you have successfully created several Bonsai, don’t be afraid to work on more difficult stock. To become proficient the loss of an occasional tree is not too great, but the experience and knowledge gained are.
Vita Koreshoff
Australia.
After you have successfully created several Bonsai, don’t be afraid to work on more difficult stock. To become proficient the loss of an occasional tree is not too great, but the experience and knowledge gained are.
Vita Koreshoff
Australia.
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Jarad
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Re: 1 step forward, 2 steps back
That sucks. Seal the break and wrap it in raffia and come back in a few weeks to see if it survived?
-Jarad
I don't trust Bonsai, they are a little shady.
I don't trust Bonsai, they are a little shady.
