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i was looking around a while aho and bought this cedar for $20. would love to see some virts.

this is the cedar 'Feeling Blue'

yeah.....of course it has a future. It looks fine but needs some more shape, nothing an afternoon of wiring won't fix.

hey,
i was kinda thinking of cutting the long end off to one of the first branches. like i the picture below.

mate...doesnt this cedar just scream at you "I WANT TO BE A CASCADE" ??????????
it does to me

my mum wants me to create a cascade aswell. but it has no real branches on the long part of the trunk

could you give me a virt for me jamie111?

MasonC wrote:my mum wants me to create a cascade aswell. but it has no real branches on the long part of the trunk

well mate thats a part of bonsai, one patience and two developing the tree. patience is a virtue and if you wait and develop the branches after you give it an initial style you should be right!!

i will give it a bash and see what i can come up with mate, give me a bit though

thanx jamie

ok mate, quick and dirty 5 minute virt. so dont expect to much but if you look at my post viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2059
this juniper was similar in growth to your cedar and this is what i mad of it. its still a work in progress but it dint have anything in the way of branching on the leg either!

the virt shows a little bit less foliage then would be nice but i hadnt put to much time in it!

thanx jamie. i just moved the trunk like this but yours looks better

on another note for future reference to this one mate, what you might turn into a cascde now can always be change into something else with a little bit of imagination, was just thinking you might go for another obvious one for this tree of a windswept style

i will go outside and see if i could do this.

MasonC wrote:thanx jamie. i just moved the trunk like this but yours looks better

a cascade is something that represents a tree on the side of a mountain that has been ravaged by the conditons.. to drop straight down like that it wouldnt give the rugged life of a mountain tree. you need to add turns and twists etc. into the trunk. remeber these are just ideas. look at the tree and find the bonsai within mate!

you should be able to do it, even if it is little by little. i think you have enough to choose from to work it out

thanx jamie. i have never done a windswept style before because i really dont like the look of them. this is just my opinion.