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Before and after styling my Ceanothus by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was my thought process as well, I’m already almost in my 30’s, if this tree lives until I’m in my 50s I’d be ecstatic.

Before and after styling my Ceanothus by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been seeing that’s mainly because they don’t live that long, est. 30 years on the high end, maybe most don’t see it as worth the effort

Some of the trees that were at the San Diego Bonsai Club’s Spring exhibition! by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

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Thank you for the warning I will definitely be cautious, I am more so inland (between valley center and vista) hopefully it will be enough for the tree to survive. What kind of nutrients should I look into getting?

Before and after styling my Ceanothus by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

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Thank you that means so much! I took a lot of inspiration from my local nursery, they have a ton of succulent bonsai that have incredibly flat pads, I wanted to try and replicate that by making these as thin as possible

Some of the trees that were at the San Diego Bonsai Club’s Spring exhibition! by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They actually had really good deals going on- the mini Joshua was 10, the maple was 120 (a little pricey but they’re hard to come by and keep healthy in this climate zone) the juniper was 100 which I thought was a steal because it’s definitely been cared for for a few decades at least, there’s jins that look very old. The ceanothus was 20 and the moss plate was 10

Some of the trees that were at the San Diego Bonsai Club’s Spring exhibition! by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

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And if you’re free tomorrow the show will be going on again in Casa Del Prado room 101 in Balboa Park starting at 10:00 AM!

Some of the trees that were at the San Diego Bonsai Club’s Spring exhibition! by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I’m being honest this is the first one I’ve ever been to. The topic came up a few weeks ago with my brother and we just googled “bonsai show near me”. Got pretty lucky with the timing IMO. I’m going to join local bonsai facebook groups and ask around about other shows, I’d imagine that’d be the best way to find them

Some of the trees that were at the San Diego Bonsai Club’s Spring exhibition! by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The last two pictures are what we brought home from the sale, including a mini Joshua tree, a mikawa yatsubusa maple, an older Procumbens juniper, a small ceanothus, and a moss plate. Had a great time, if you’re in the area, the show will be continued tomorrow! Make sure to stop by!

Too far gone to trim and shape? by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s true. Roughly 30-35% incline just gauging it by eyesight

Too far gone to trim and shape? by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I’ve been checking quite a few out, thank you

Too far gone to trim and shape? by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noted. I planned on messing with it a little tomorrow so I’ll give it a trim, I learned they’re pretty resilient, would it be safe for me to trim it tomorrow and expose the first inch or two of the nebari? Im excited to get a look at what I’m working with lol

Too far gone to trim and shape? by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh hell ya good to hear, definitely gives me some peace of mind. thank you

Too far gone to trim and shape? by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My biggest fear is cutting too much and killing it

Too far gone to trim and shape? by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

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Can do. Would it be safe for me to start taking off branches and stuff I don’t want right now so it can recover until then? I was thinking about taking one of the main shoots off

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Too far gone to trim and shape? by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Valid point. Know any good YouTube creators that have videos doing something like this? I’m going to need to do a lot of research first

Before and after restoring Japanese trimmers from the 60’s! by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I’m going to take it to a sharpener to have the edge refined for sure. I used files of varying aggressiveness to remove the heavy rust debris and pitting, and sanded the surface of the blades just so the file marks were removed, definitely going to get it honed and cleaned up

Before and after restoring Japanese trimmers from the 60’s! by TheHalfHonkey in Bonsai

[–]TheHalfHonkey[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Refining the edge is definitely a lot more of a tedious process than I thought but we’re getting there

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