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Don't go high but low, real low for your bonsai

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Post  Van Mon May 11, 2015 4:13 pm

MKBonsai wrote:English Hawthorns, which is funny as they often don't like root disturbance when you repot them but often seem to do well if they are healthy when ripped out of the ground by a digger and left by the side of the road in full sun for a few hours!

Often when facing life or death situation, anything that has a life usually fought with all of its mightly will to live.  When life is abundant, then the troubles often set in for being complacent and conceite (sorry for sounding philisophical, but it sure seems to behave like that). I have trees that being tied by a large chain then pulled off the ground by a truck that tear off most of the bark, some sat on the curb 3 or 4 days with the root ball and the dirt almost completely drying out.  You just do all you can deligently and hoping it can pull though, sometime after weeks of caring and hope and think all of your efforts are in vain, just so joyfull when finally you be able to see some of the tiny buds pushing though.  Thanks.  

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Post  Van Mon May 11, 2015 11:04 pm

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The second, little bigger Ilex Schilling, saved on the same day.
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Post  Van Mon May 11, 2015 11:12 pm

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althrough this tree fare a little better than the first one, but it suffers the same fate as the first one, only one single root still alive.
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Post  Van Mon May 11, 2015 11:14 pm

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With the tenis ball for perspective.
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Post  Van Tue May 12, 2015 2:45 am

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first coat of lime sulfure in Feb.2014
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Post  Precarious Tue May 12, 2015 3:57 am

marc74 wrote:Yeah I need to chat the locals and the farms and grounds of large houses.

I live in Kent in Charles dickens village so lots of history but mostly farms and houses. So all depends on if get friendly with gardeners etc but not that easy unless trespass to find someone lol

Interesting mention of Dickens, since this whole thread harkens to the theme of Great Expectations. ThumbsUp
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Post  Van Tue May 12, 2015 2:57 pm

Precarious wrote:
marc74 wrote:Yeah I need to chat the locals and the farms and grounds of large houses.

I live in Kent in Charles dickens village so lots of history but mostly farms and houses. So all depends on if get friendly with gardeners etc but not that easy unless trespass to find someone lol

Interesting mention of Dickens, since this whole thread harkens to the theme of Great Expectations. ThumbsUp

Hi David,
Its a hard thing to do when you expecting anything from anyone.  As members of bonsai community, we can only do what we can collectively to lessen the pressure on some of the old souls of our native species.  
In hope, i can share the common bonsai citizenship with you: ttp://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t16077-bonsai-citizenship  : sunny .  Thanks.

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Post  Van Tue May 12, 2015 4:26 pm

Precarious wrote:
Interesting mention of Dickens, since this whole thread harkens to the theme of Great Expectations. ThumbsUp

In the spirit of Charles Dickens contradiction, it would be a great read if someone crafts: The Tales of Two Bonsai. Idea

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Post  Tentakelaertje Wed May 13, 2015 9:56 pm

Van, this tree looks stunning!
This is a very inspirational thread that really sticks to the mind. Thanks for showing us this trees, I love them!

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Post  Khaimraj Seepersad Sun May 17, 2015 10:33 am

Apologies Van,

I replied on your other topic and just go around to seeing these.
Well done!!
Thanks for taking the time to show.
Until.
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Post  Van Sun May 17, 2015 4:53 pm

Tentakelaertje wrote:Van, this tree looks stunning!
This is a very inspirational thread that really sticks to the mind. Thanks for showing us this trees, I love them!

Thanks for your kind words, I have been cultivating bonsai only for about little more than 3 years, that is nothing compare to some of the works people on this board have put in.  I would love to see some of the pictures of mature bonsai got saved from being trashed.  I stumbled upon Graham Potter videos on youtube and a lot of his works are from very ordinary materials saved from trash bins or unwanted.  He opened my eyes and from that point on I can only see beauty in any stump laying around randomly on side walks.  I will continue update new pictures of trees that I saved when condition permit.  Thanks again.

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Post  Van Sun May 17, 2015 5:09 pm

Khaimraj Seepersad wrote:Apologies Van,

I replied on your other topic and just go around to seeing these.
Well done!!
Thanks for taking the time to show.
Until.
Khaimraj

Hi Khaimraj,
Nothing to apology about. I appreciate whole lot more of people put in time and effort to contradict of what other people thinking, often that when I can pickup some profound ideas. I live in a country that people often hide the truth because they afraid of hurting the other people feelings and give out only positive appraisals, over a prolong period of time it can make us delusional. Thanks.

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Post  Van Sun May 17, 2015 5:35 pm

Another unwanted landscape bush, Walter viburnum.

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First styling in July 2013 with 3 fresh cuttings on the trunk and scars after nearly 2 years.
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