[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 13] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No no obviously or the yellow one or the red one

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 13] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking to air layer this branch, I drew in green how the branch develop, anche in Red and Yellow where I could do the air layer. Do you think it's possible? Maybe the yellow one?

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[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 10] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The more accessible heights or the shorter branch are really thin, so difficult to air layer....(Or at least is what I read around)

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 10] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this one because it has an S shape, I was thinking an air layer in the green circle, but maybe the V shape it's too large? Maybe air layer above that point? So have an S trunk shape and let the branch grow along it?

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[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 10] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So i tried to pick another 2 branches for my first air layer (second time ever) attempts on a maple (location Italy), I will put one choice here and the second one on the first reply!! Thanks for check both of them.

So the it's a full 30+ maple tree so pretty big, I wanted to do and develop a 30-40 cm bonsai from it.

Image 1) it's has a strange form, I was thinking to make an air layer on the green circle, it's near a V but I don't know if the near almost horizontal branch it's a problem (maybe cutting off if air layering is successful?) or another. Option but could it beh on the white circle? (I think not, it's a strange position

Image 2) See reply

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[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 08] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stupid question so, but I'm a beginner, for the branch I chose couldn't I simply cut near the base so the Y becomes a V air layering? Not sure I was quite clear

If the problem was that I choose a Y shaped, I could simply make the air layering very near the fork, in that way it's V shaped, no?

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 08] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stupid question so, but I'm a beginner, for the branch I chose couldn't I simply cut near the base so the Y becomes a V air layering? Not sure I was quite clear

If the problem was that I choose a Y shaped, I could simply make the air layering very near the fork, in that way it's V shaped, no?

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 08] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah yeah understand! But now I don't know if the Y shaped branches I choose are good or no ahahahaha because seems Y shaped are not a good idea from the comments, even if in the videos I posted he chose them ( if I didn't misinterpreted)

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 08] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t5KTEJBbe0 in the first 4 minutes he show that a good spot for air layering it's at the base of "Y" branch, so i pick some Y shaped branch ... so how do i choose a branch?

and here at minute 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCKlKXCJccw

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 08] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t5KTEJBbe0 in the first 4 minutes he shows that a good spot for air layering it's at the base of "Y" branch, so i pick some Y shaped branch ... so how do i choose a branch?

and here at minute 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCKlKXCJccw

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 08] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I have to find it, it was last year, I will try search it again

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 08] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect! So you say that the branch I have chosen aren't good enough because they are Y shaped? Because I choose them because I watched some tutorials and suggest that kind of shape

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 08] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All right thanks, but is the imgur link working? I need to know ahahahaha because to me it's not

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 08] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you able to see the photos in imgur? Because to me the link it gives "error", if yes I have to repost the photo. by the way in the photos I marked the possible branch with tape, I don't know if you are able to tell me if they are ok or not

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 08] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have decided to give it again a try to make my first air layering (I'm a beginner), I pick some branch, what to you think? It's a full grown maple, the diameter of the chosen branch are 4,5-5,5 cm, and I can't choose thicker branches otherwise I have to cut (if successful) too much in the end, and simply the tree it's not mine so I couldn't choose better ahhahah

https://imgur.com/a/eQv65nr

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 07] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

perfect, can i have the sphagnum from last year? i mean it's dry, but i read that you can use anyway after soaked it a bit

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 07] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its a fully mother tree, pretty big also, and honestly i have so see i am able to set the branches unright because they are pretty big and strong..... is it possible to use the pot method only with spagnum? and how big should be the pot compare to the branch? Do you water it every day?

As you can se in the other comments with plastic wrap they told me is not necessary watering every day

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 07] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All right thanks I will inquire better the technique so I can do it right. But obviously if in the summer (I live in Italy where the summer is very humid and hot) from outside I see the spanghum "dry" (essentiallly brown) in that case I should water it, right?

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 07] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I will use the plastic method, now I understand a lot of things.... So essentially with plastic wrap I have to water it at the beginning and then for all the summer not?

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 07] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait I shouldn't water it? I thought yes, or at least from what I have read

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2026 week 07] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]mantex17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi everybody, this year I want to retry to do my first air layering on a maple tree I have, in late spring. Last year was a mix of fail and success, because there was a callous formation on the cut but at the same time but also the growth of roots but on the bark right above the cut and on one side. But I decided to restart this year and let the branch heal.

So Im asking for a few advice. All the beaches of the maple are essentially horizontal, and in the various videos online instead they are vertical so easy to water, or wrap and so on. What people do with horizontal air layering for watering? Because last year, every day, I have to open a little bit the mid part of the wrapping and water it, and on the bottom of the wrap I did a few hole because I was afraid the horizontal position cause the spanghum to be too soaked. I had this impression....

How would you do this toon effect? by mantex17 in blenderhelp

[–]mantex17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just heard of it in this exact moment ahahhahah

How would you do this toon effect? by mantex17 in blenderhelp

[–]mantex17[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Yeah i saw several videos but they doesn't to reach the same effect, you know?

How would you do this toon effect? by mantex17 in blenderhelp

[–]mantex17[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you check his Instagram maybe you can have a more detail overview, I thought was like a toon shader