This tree is yet to be styled... I took a chance and harvested it from along a local river - it took over a month before I could see any evidence that this tree was going to survive as it lost all its leaves within a few days of transplantation and looked almost dead... but after a month or so a few leaf buds appeared and I was a lot happier. The moss is doing very well as well, and you can see that it was harvested in 2 totally different spots... the moss has not taken on the same appearance and has retained the shades of green it had when harvested. The patchwork look is sort of appealing to me. As for the tiny weeds popping through the moss I let them grow for a few days and pull them out when they start to get too big - it looks a bit like a garden when they are small
Showing posts with label tree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tree. Show all posts
Monday, May 26, 2014
Twisted bonsai
This tree was long and skinny when I harvested it. At first I was simply going to chop it shorter to try thicken the base but soon changed my mind after seeing a twisted bonsai which inspired me to try this style. All that remains now is to wait patiently and see if the trunk will indeed thicken up and hold this shape.
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Australia,
bonsai,
Cairns,
experiment,
hobby,
Queensland,
tree,
twisted.snaking
The first 2
These were the first 2 trees I ever wired...
Both were harvested from the wild, growing in the crack of a tree. After potting them and letting them settle for 2 or 3 months I finally tried my hand at shaping them, These are supposed to be fast growing trees so I am hoping that they will show results faster.
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