bunny tickler 875 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 heres a pic of my 20yrs old bonsai apple tree with last years fruit on , anyone else into bonsai growing , 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,944 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Do the apples taste the same? I've often thought about bonsai as I grow trees for a living but I don't think I'd have the patience for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bunny tickler 875 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 ive never tried them gnipper lol i will post some pics up when its in blossom its wonderfull , i have no money but i collected all sorts of native trees & tried my best to keep them small im no expert i just enjoy it 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leethedog 3,071 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Done.well mate not easy thing to do tried it a couple of times some success with a fusher Tom thumb type didn't get as old as yours frost killed the roots Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobcullen79 1,495 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Ive had a go at doing oak from acorns a few times. I always seem to get them to around 2 years, then put them out to weather and forget about them. Only to remember about them mid summer and upon returning find a little dry stem and a crispy leaf... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bunny tickler 875 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 i will post some pics up in the spring when everything buds up, cotoneaster are very simple to do & look lovely with the berries on ,i have seen 3ft beech trees going for £90 on ebay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,944 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Does it have to be grown from seed? What keeps them small then, being pot bound? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Furry chaser 17 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) Does it have to be grown from seed? What keeps them small then, being pot bound?Yep now look at this acer palmatum Stunning https://peterteabonsai.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/32taikan-ten-16.jpg Edited February 24, 2015 by Furry chaser 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,944 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 That's a belter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Furry chaser 17 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 That's a belter.Have a look at some of these mate I like the maples made to look like small bunch of trees http://bonsaitonight.com/tag/omiya/ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Do they not tie the roots with string and that keeps them small Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobcullen79 1,495 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Its all about pruning, root stunting and pruning and a bit of love and a bit of neglect, a natural will be stunted by all of these in natural conditions as well as some adverse weather. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,944 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) Some field grown trees just decide their going to stop growing at our place, stay alive and healthy but just stop growing. I might have a go at it. Edited February 24, 2015 by gnipper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnbaz 363 Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Dragging an old thread up as I couldn't find anything newer when I searched!! Anyhow, I've been in to Bonsai for well over 20 years!, Here's a few of mine.. This one is a Juniper with shari (Dead trunk part that is lime sulfered).. This one is a slanting Hawthorne, It wasn't doing well in the com[post that was too heavy so an old trick is to lift the tree from the pot and plant it in to Sphagnum, moss, It seems like a tonic to them!, This actually seemed almost dead but in two years turned around smashin!! Another (Smaller) Hawthorne.. A small Pine that I bought a couple of years ago, It really needs to go in better compost, This is staying way too wet, I just restyled it! This was the last tree wqhen I bought it in autumn 2018.. Cotoneaster are great shrubs to create Bonsai from as they already have small leaves so no messing trying to reduce leaf size!! Another Cotoneaster, I collected this one in 2014 from a school in Barnsley that was being demolished, had to get permission to get them, Gave the digger driver a few quid to stick his bucket in and loosen them for us!! Acer palmatums ready for winter in a cold greenhouse! A Hinoki Cypress that shows rthe power of feeding!, These pics were taken three months apart!, I was given this tree by a friend that was moving in to a smaller abode and couldn't take all of his trees!, This had never done well since I got it in 2013, I started feeding it last year and it went crackers!! Cork Bark Chinese Elm.. Picea on the left and Juniper on the right with Shari and Jins.. Acer palmatum 'Atrapurpureum', The Japanese regarsd these as 'too coarse' for Bonsai! Azalea in flower Cheers, John 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iworkwhippets 12,247 Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Got an acer palmatum in my back garden mate not a bonsai, but it blooms every summer into a crimson mass 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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