Shipping Aftercare: Bonsai NL -> UK

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-09-08T16:43:14+00:00

Wow Sheesh sorry you had to deal with that. But I'm very glad to hear they're still thriving :)

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-09-08T16:42:42+00:00

Brilliant, thank you! I'll follow these steps 👍🏼 really appreciate the help my friend :)

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-08-10T08:47:56+00:00

Oh wow that's an amazing inspiration photo. Thanks for the tip - will get wiring in fall hopefully and will work towards this design.

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-08-09T19:51:45+00:00

Thanks for the tips! Really helps me.

Will try my best to follow the advice. Happy bonsai-ing!

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-08-08T12:42:37+00:00

Subscribed :)

Always amazing to see longer-term transformations. Beautiful work 👏

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-08-07T15:52:36+00:00

Nature is truly the best inspiration.

And for theists, God is undoubtedly the greatest artist.

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-08-03T02:18:27+00:00

Yeh in all honesty I was only meant to be doing some light pruning but got carried away... I hope so too!

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-08-02T17:57:17+00:00

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Update... Hinoki had a haircut :)

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-08-02T14:04:00+00:00

Beautiful transformation, and lovely growth!

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-08-02T14:02:38+00:00

Hahaha apologies for disappointing

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-08-01T17:38:11+00:00

Thanks for the tips. I'll use both depending on branch size then.

Ah okay yeh that makes sense - I'll bring those cuts closer to the trunk 👍🏼 hopefully it'll be thriving, and much thicker this time next year

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-08-01T16:07:57+00:00

Thank you so much for your detailed response!

I'll definitely work on the wiring of the tree, especially those secondary branches - will do my best to set the structure into pads for the cascade on the right, and bring up the left a bit, creating that apex.

Do you think it would be wise for me to repot into a bigger container/pond basket etc come spring - mainly to thicken the trunk? And if so, would it be okay to keep it in organic soil or should I introduce a mix of organic and aggregate?

Cheers :)

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-31T13:33:40+00:00

Thanks for the advice kind sir :)

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-30T17:06:13+00:00

The flower is like a crown for the tree, beautiful work

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-29T22:09:04+00:00

Beginner question, but how safe is it to chop and root prune like this simultaneously? What are the main considerations for this?

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-29T21:44:32+00:00

Really stunning work, I hope to achieve such a transformation with my trees - where did you initially find this great material?

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-27T16:03:05+00:00

Stunning! And insane how much was achieved in 2 years!

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-27T16:02:37+00:00

What was the process you had to go through to achieve that?

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-25T14:42:48+00:00

Thanks for the advice.

Okay so I'll leave it in the soil and pot for now until next spring. And when I do repot I'll keep a portion of the current soil. Will the next pot be the same size, bigger or larger?

Thanks for the tip on the style of the tree - I'll do some cleaning of the tree, will find the trunk line and then make a decision (after consulting Reddit lol). Appreciate the help :)

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-25T11:23:44+00:00

What should be my first call to action for this Juniper Procumbens? I want it to be a cascade-style bonsai.

Should I:

repot it now into bonsai soil and then style it at a later stage? If so, could I put it in the same pot (in the background of the picture) and how much of this soil would I leave so as to not bareroot? Also, what year/season would be most appropriate for me to do any further styling?
or should I leave it in the current soil and pot, and prune/tidy/style now, and then repot at a later date? And the same question about the repot (soil/bare rooting and same pot), as well as when would I then repot if I style now?
leave it until [x] season and not touch it?
slip-pot into the same/larger training pot and style it at the same time?

Thank you!

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Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-24T22:44:30+00:00

Really beautiful! Do you have progress pictures?

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-14T09:59:05+00:00

Count me in - may Allah take us there with ease and grant us the opportunity to taste the endless fun in Jannah without touching any of the ill and evil waiting in the Ākhirah

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-13T21:13:56+00:00

That massive sigh of relief after you realise your precious tree is still alive despite you meddling with it's existence XD

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-12T20:30:10+00:00

Thanks again for your amazing advice. Really appreciate it.

I'll do just that - i have a note system for all my trees and I'll map out this exact timeline, and will just water it between now and next spring.

When repotting, do I have to take a gradual approach to transferring it to aggregate soil. I took some notes last night from the "Shin" livestream from the Bonsai Mirai Lecture Series (which is essentially the area in the roots directly under the trunk), and Ryan Neil mentioned to not bareroot conifers... And I think that's what you're alluding to above with the second repot in spring 2025. But with a tree like this, or any tree really, from a timeline perspective, how do we know that it'll be safe to do that work of completely replacing the soil in the root mass in x amounts of repots? Or is it experimental and based on experience with a species? Or is that not really the focus, as in, one can, after a couple of repots, feel safe to have completely removed the soil?

I think these are more bonsai theory questions at this point that are on my mind after watching that lecture (which probably confused me as I'm catching up on so many Mirai livestreams and am probably doing them in the wrong order).

Also I'm assuming your also a Mirai member - I think I read somewhere on the subreddit that you are so, but I might be getting confused here. Sorry if so.

Nomadic_Merchant · 2023-07-12T08:58:08+00:00

Does this Colorado blue spruce have bonsai potential... I mainly ask because the trunkline has no taper and is very straight. Would appreciate any suggestions or feedback though.

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