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I had a white flowering plum against the fence that I dug in July (2015)
I set the actual tree in a grow box and waited.
Also I cut a large branch to shorten the tree and was going to bin it and then had second thoughts..Into a shade cloth bag with DEBCO Bonsai soil, a liberal amount of 'Clonex and just back filled the grow box with blue stone aggregate.
The result was very pleasing as the bare branch has a very thick root ball now and plenty of new branches to choose from...It ( Branch cutting) has actually branched out faster and denser than it's mother but the mother tree is doing fine..a bit taller ( mother tree) than I first envisaged but all are healthy and growing well.

Next Plum I will do is an 'air lay on another tree in the garden..This one has purple foliage and flowers white..It is ready to cut off with a solid ball of roots filling the bag and actually bursting out the top.


Can someone categorize what I would call the type/style of the first tree as I get a bit confused with traditional names ie Yandori ,etc.

Regards Steve.

I understand that 'Yamadori' means 'tree from the mountains' now also taken to mean 'collected tree' so your tree can be called yamadori. However yamadori is not a style. Names of the styles refer to the shape of the tree and some style names overlap - you can have a multi trunk leaning style bonsai.
For a start your tree looks like it is a multi trunk at the moment but what it ends up as could change depending on what you do to it.

shibui wrote:I understand that 'Yamadori' means 'tree from the mountains' now also taken to mean 'collected tree' so your tree can be called yamadori. However yamadori is not a style. Names of the styles refer to the shape of the tree and some style names overlap - you can have a multi trunk leaning style bonsai.
For a start your tree looks like it is a multi trunk at the moment but what it ends up as could change depending on what you do to it.

I thank you.
I have been doing Bonsai for many years and just dismissed all the hardy ha with it.
'But'.. I see that if I don't get with it my trees are are just 'my trees'

Here are a few more of my 'Yamadori' Plum.
Grow tray is 60cmx40cm so it is rather big.

Re growth and re pot for this plum dug in October 2015. Potted up in November 2015 after roots filled the tray and defoliation to the stump for the 2nd time .
At this stage re growth is lush and will be a good carry over for Autumn.

a bit of progression with the big side branch I took off way back when I dug it up.
After the 3rd defoliation this season a clean up and prune was in order as was a bit of styling/wiring.
If you all may remember this was a side branch I took off my big yammi that was just put in the ground and away it went with no sealing or compounds to get it firing.



Thanks
Steve

I just love a plum so good on you. That is a remarkable cutting IMO so congratulations for giving us all a new way to think about propagating.
It is moving along quite nicely, but I think needs work on the ramification which comes with time (and plenty of trims)
Keep us posted if you wouldn't mind?