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Hey guys, I Love Bonsai trees and has always been fascinated by them by I'm more of a aquarium type of guy and Im currently scaping a new tank and Im looking for some dead bonsai trees. So if anyone could help that would be awesome thanks alot.

Regards Josh

Welcome to Ausbonsai, Josh. You won't find ANY dead bonsai here, as we are all to dedicated and talented to let that happen! NOT

Hope someone can help you out.

Glenda

Haha thanks yeah I figure there is alot of time put into these so I wasnt really sure how often or even if they do die but no harm asking right?

Thanks andyeah hopefully someone can help

Everyone kills trees now and again Josh - I know I've sure done my fair share of it Don't have any lying around at the moment though.

As dead as this?
lol

im planning to carve it and use it for my bonsai that are alive:P

this is a dead shimpaku

umm the photo was potrait on my computer. y did it go landscape....

try again.

Yeah as dead as that xD. Im aquascaping a 2 ft cube and I wanted to find a tree stump or something similar and grow a moss covering and go a "tree" look but after much searching and no look I thought you know where I can find small trees? A Bonsai society (Sorry for the gross understatement of the talent here but thats what I thought to Start off ).

Do many Bonsai die? Like often? And whats the actually wood like? Is it mostly bark or just a very thin layer of it? Sorry for all the questions but the only bonsai I have seen are in photographs or these "bonsai" if you call them that at bunnings. And what does carve it and use it for your alive ones mean? Does that mean that dead bonsai are generally re used?

A bonsai is just like any other tree, but Pruned to keep it small
Bark and flowers are the same size as normal

We in the know, call a Dead Bonsai a "Finished One"
Every other Bonsai is still a work in Progress

Actually I do have one here at the moment
About 6 inches tall and 1" trunk

Dunno where you are from, but I am Sydney West

Ken

Hey Ken Im at Newcastle NSW.

Oh sorry I will stop calling them dead instead Finished . Just Btw I never heard the phase Perpetual learner I love that, I might see that for other forums lol.

6 inches is a little small. I was hoping for something a little bigger but thanks for the offer.

pm replied

Hey Josh,

I am also in newcastle & sure I can find something round the place for you, if not have access to lots of natural material...

How big, style etc etc? Used to keep fish myself & always loved cube tanks, they are more fun scaping.

Matt

Hey this sounds interesting, you will have to post up a pic for us when you find your finished tree for your project.

Hey matt Thats awesome. What type of tree Isnt really that big of deal just branchy sorry Im really not up with the lingo of Bonsai and preferably a hard wood because all the bark and soft woods decompose really quickly in water. I would just like to say this is a great forum you have here. So friendly so I have been browsing into all the different categories here and there is so much knowledge and everyone is so willing to share.

Thanks again everyone

hey mate,
welcome to ausbonsai
i have a dead Jabily (elephant tree) shohin size pm me if you want some pics

-Jake