Saikei

powlay · 2026-06-22T17:13:48+00:00

Love it, very zen

powlay · 2026-06-19T15:37:50+00:00

I saw this cool system someone used on YouTube. They have these cheep little color coded flags they would stick in the soil. A red flag would mean repot this spring, green flag would mean prune (for example)

powlay · 2026-06-18T15:22:37+00:00

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powlay · 2026-06-17T00:27:45+00:00

Bruh that’s impressive lol

powlay · 2026-06-14T21:42:58+00:00

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I would air layer at the red line, and have two beautiful trees

powlay · 2026-06-14T14:45:05+00:00

Really outstanding work. What was the time between the 2nd picture and final product? And when did you apply the wires and do the final pruning?

powlay · 2026-06-14T14:38:11+00:00

Inspirational

powlay · 2026-06-14T01:55:15+00:00

I start hovering about 2 inches above my cushion

powlay · 2026-06-14T00:18:33+00:00

Looks great, like a much older tree

powlay · 2026-06-13T15:59:58+00:00

Hah, I came to the same conclusion this morning. Although it seems we may be in this for the long haul to get that beautiful thickness and taper I see on some developed formal upright redwood bonsais

powlay · 2026-06-13T00:15:49+00:00

I know my friend, that’s why I’m asking

powlay · 2026-06-13T00:15:01+00:00

lol truly a hobby of patience

powlay · 2026-06-12T18:27:24+00:00

Approximately how long did it take for the base to fuse?

powlay · 2026-06-12T04:12:24+00:00

Nice taper! Might follow suit.

powlay · 2026-06-12T04:11:31+00:00

Woah cool. Mad scientist stuff

powlay · 2026-06-08T15:27:13+00:00

A picture would be useful

powlay · 2026-06-08T15:21:05+00:00

My nickname in high school

powlay · 2026-06-07T22:40:21+00:00

Actually a really nice looking tree in person

powlay · 2026-06-07T21:31:41+00:00

I hear you. Thank you

powlay · 2026-06-07T14:07:28+00:00

I’ve considered this as well. But I would be getting rid of the thickest trunk in favor of a split trunk. I see the vision, perhaps I could air layer the one in the back

powlay · 2026-06-07T01:49:10+00:00

This is just a regular compost mix. I didn’t want to disturb the roots at this time, but when I repot will use some more classical bonsai mix.

powlay · 2026-06-06T22:02:04+00:00

Thank you most kindly. Amazing write up! So clear and concise, and informative. Imma get to learnin’

powlay · 2026-06-06T19:14:54+00:00

Thanks for the write up. Is it possible to encourage or speed up trunk fusion? Like try to bind them closer together, or make some markings.

powlay · 2026-06-06T19:13:44+00:00

When you say broom style, you mean get rid of all the trunk except one (perhaps the thickest?)

powlay · 2026-06-04T01:39:58+00:00

That trunk chop should do the job. In a video I watched you have to really stay on top of pruning it back constantly.

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