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RE: rescued acer

RoyH — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:11:29 GMT

yes its looking well although just starting to lose its leaves, a tad later then my other acers, not sure why?

Looking forward to re-potting it & further refinement.

RE: rescued acer

Stymie — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:18:16 GMT

Did it survive the surgery okay?

RE: rescued acer

RoyH — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:42:11 GMT

Don, the deciduous trees i had with dead-wood look better without it. yes the tree is coming along nicely now

RE: rescued acer

Stymie — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:46:34 GMT

Notwithstanding the remarks about deciduous deadwood. This was the only way with this individual tree. What about that taper - isn't it great?

RE: rescued acer

RoyH — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:56:04 GMT

I'm really pleased with how the new growth is developing on this tree, perhaps a new pot for next season & some root pruning in March 09.

RE: rescued acer

steve — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:52:01 GMT

That's the most important Roy. how they look to you. We may spend alot of time discussing our trees on line and such but bonsai is still a very private journey.

RE: rescued acer

RoyH — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:31:15 GMT

Interesting point here as my wife & I were at the John Hanby Bonsai center a couple of weeks ago & I put the question to one of the guys working on the trees about jins etc on deciduous trees.

I referred to some deciduous trees at the John Hanby center that had jins etc, he said rules are there to be broken. However i have since removed some jins from my Japanese Grey Bark Helm & an Oak tree & to me, they look better without them.

RE: rescued acer

steve — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:09:16 GMT

Not that it matters much now and I don't believe that it would have worked on this tree but the more I look around the more I have come to believe that deadwood is perfectly fine on non-coniferous trees. Fruit trees, oak, maple, and many others look perfectly normal with jins and sharis.

A huge improvement in the flow of the trunk here. It's gonna be a real looker.

RE: rescued acer

Kath — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:26:18 GMT

Heh heh, what a difference a bit of advice from an expert makes :)

Well done Roy and thank you Don, we can ALL learn from these tips :)

RE: rescued acer

Stymie — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:05:48 GMT

Looking right Roy. Let it grow now with a fortnightly feed. Final styling can come later.

RE: rescued acer

RoyH — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:44:35 GMT

Hi Don, here it is without the stump.

RE: rescued acer

RoyH — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:34:16 GMT

Many thanks Don, the stump goes then. I will keep updating the progress of this tree.

RE: rescued acer

Stymie — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:12:42 GMT

If the stump is removed to this angle Roy, it will give a strong taper to the main trunk. Judicious use of a tinted sealant will camouflage the wound until the bark rolls back to cover it. This will take a year or two but the tree will look okay while you wait.

rescued acer

RoyH — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:15:02 GMT

Hi all, i just thought i would share some pictures with you of this acer, which was bound for the tip.

There has been a reasonable amount of new growth since i acquired it & its rather attractive now (in my eyes) but I'm led to believe that you dont create jins & shars on deciduous trees, if so what would you do with the dead stump. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.