Orlando Bonsai » Chinese Elm https://www.orlandobonsai.com The purpose of this site is to share and enjoy the art, history and horticulture of bonsai and to provide current bonsai news and information. Sun, 19 Sep 2021 06:47:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Developing Bonsai – Clip & Grow https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1919 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1919#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 22:59:36 +0000 http://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1919 A great and efficient way to develop a bonsai tree is through the clip and grow method. In the following video I introduce this method of trimming ans controlling you rbonsai to help it develop into a finished bonsai


]]> https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?feed=rss2&p=1919 0 The healing power of trees https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1373 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1373#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:21:42 +0000 http://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1373 A while back I had shortened a long surface root of my Chinese elm. I wanted to show how well that root has healed and how nicely the cambium closed up the cut

Cambium

Healed cambium


]]> https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?feed=rss2&p=1373 0 Rethinking the style https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=303 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=303#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:59:23 +0000 http://orlandobonsai.com/blog/?p=291

There have been some serious issues with this tree for a while. However it wasn’t until a tree critique held at our local club did I finally pay attention. First was this long surface root.


With a grinder I reduced the root to a better size that did not distract from the look of the trunk.


Second with the lack of a rounded taper from where the tree was cut over 6 years ago


The grinder was used again to give a more tapered look to the trunk from the initial cuts were made.


Lastly, the trunk was repotted in a more upright position. As you can see the top of this tree is not centered. This is not a problem, because the whole top of this tree is coming off soon in order to restyle the tree. There is no such thing as a finished tree. Jan 2008


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Now we are making progress. Another 6 months have past, and here we are the first day of Spring 2007. The branches have really filled in and the thin trunk is practically covered. I have focused more on pulling the branches down in order to give it a more thicker canopy. More branch development this year and hopefully next year this tree will be ready for show. Mar 2007


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One year later and the tree has really filled in a lot more. As you can see I bent many of the branches on the right side more downward. This balanced the tree very well. Also by bending other branches down along the trunk line I am able to hide the thin trunk near the middle. Sept 2006


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