my "Ents" tree from lord of the rings

Doug,
thanks! that is a nice face. do you have female face?

regards,
jun

Some really interesting stuff coming out here. Particularly like the tree tattoo and the face on the Yew.

all trees are a breeze of fresh (different kind) of air, out of the ordinary, interesting...
thank you guys for sharing

"Doug,
thanks! that is a nice face. do you have female face?

regards,
jun"

Thanks Jun

No female faces yet but maybe someday.

Funny when you do something "creative" like my Native American Yew how it gets attention.
I've got hundreds of Bonsai in my yard, that my kids pretty much ignore, but I’ve caught my daughter showing my "cool Indian bonsai" to several of her friends, walking by much better Bonsai to get to it.

I guess thats the reason Shock Art is done.

Doug

Hi All

I'm a fan, the books in my young days and obviously the movies in later years.
I also want to recommend the extended versions, MUCH more viewing pleasure, and the normal releases rob you of a lot of details.

The Ents get more airtime too.

Great trees, this is something I've considered doing for a long time, but I doubt if I have the artistic skill and vision to pull it off as well as shown here - really love it.

Cheers
Gerhard

hi the fellowship!
maybe this buxus i have collected two days ago will inspire you
a mix with an ent and a tornado
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Hi Cram.
nice.

regards,
jun

here is another tree for the fellowship...






regards,
jun

Weird Jun,

like an Ent as Gandalf, the tree says - You shall not pass - I guess the viewer is the Balrog?

Putting aside the silliness - really like that tree
Interesting what should be bar-branches, but they work.

The collective Valar bow their heads to a most worthy son of Yavanna.
Elementally yours.
Khaimraj

Hehehe.

this Yamadori I collected from "middle earth".
only gollum and jun knows where good trees are.

regards,
jun

Here's my entry for bonsai ents. This one is a Honeysuckle. Kind'a beefy, with a 14" root base.

To me he looks as though he's got antlers, striding across the land with his arms spread wide.



Kind regards,
Andy

Hi Andy.

he got antlers alright.
he looks cute though rather than "scary" but very expressive.

with your angle of shot, is the face part of the tree or the wooden fence background?

regards,
jun

You're right, Jun; poor angle and background on the shot. My bad. That IS a face carved into the shari there. A la Nick Lenz.

Kind regards,
Andy

Love some of these trees. Here is what I affectionately call the Surfing Chicken. I mucked around styling it as a surfer in the tube but ended up liking the plucked turkey look at the back



The original front

Hi All

I bought a plant 5+ years ago, a while before getting into bonsai - it just grabbeb me......

I'm a newbie and not very artistic, but I like to think I'm getting there and some results have been pleasing if not magnificent.

THIS tree has always and continues to be a frustration, and I'm sure I've made matter worse with all my attempts.

I suspect now is as good a time as any to give up and style it as an Ent

Cheers
Gerhard

Hi Brett!
I think that's how a baby Ent looks like.

He's cute and cuddly.
He'll be ferocious someday.

regards,
jun

Hi Gerhard.

what's the specie of your tree. I hope you can post some photos for us to give some assistance.

regards,
jun

I think your onto something there Jun. I realised today the legs are fattening faster than the body so I think the turkey is on it's way out. But the feet are tapering well. I also noticed the branches are now thicker than the leader. It has been slow at times recovering after Winter so I have tended to let any growth extend to try and get it going.
Was one of my first trees so I would have hoped to get closer to where I am going by now (wherever that is). Hopefully it keeps the vigor it has shown lately because it is always fun to work on.

jun wrote:Hi Gerhard.

what's the specie of your tree. I hope you can post some photos for us to give some assistance.

regards,
jun

Hi Jun

I need to go read the "how to post photos" tutorial Kinda assumed it's be easy since I'm active on so many forums -WRONG!!

My ficus two-legged thing, exactly like the one Brett posted, same species, same legs!

I really have tried everything with this tree (and I could post photos to prove it!), but I've never found it's inner tree.

When I bought it the top looked like a Coke bottle, with all the branches starting on the bottle's neck. That was cut back and I tried again with something like the start of a broom, that didn't work either.

It only back-buds to a point, I suspect it could be grafted since the bark on the trunks are light in colour while the branches tend to be darker brown.
Also suspected the trucks are (were) actually roots.

I know this doesn't belong in the bonsai section , hopefully I can find the Ent in there some day.

The last big cut I made was a huge mistake......and my first attempts at grafting flopped big time.....

Cheers
Gerhard

Gerhard and others who might be interested,

This is how I fused my ficus trees to create weird looking piece and some other tricks revealed which might help.

how to attached extra limbs:
Use branch or small/thin trunk with roots





fasten with flexible tape then



then secure with wire, don't worry about wire marks ficus heals easily...







Creating weird looking aerial roots with multiple root branches, will also helps in thickening branches.





fill the pvc pipe with organic soil with lots of organic ferilizer...


be sure the roots reached beyond soil line otherwise most of the smaller roots will dry out





Attaching extra trunk...
use nail or screw...



creating some character...I have fused around dozen trunks and several limbs.





I hope this might help...


regards,
jun

Hi Jun

Thanks, that helps

My trees are in a temporary location, I would need humidity trays and most likely a misting system to get arial roots on any ficus, it's just way too dry here.
Here, you only see remnants of arial roots for a while after being imported!

I'll give the grafting another go.

Thanks
Gerhard

Hello, I'm new to Bonsai (5 months) and I only have a handful of Bonsai trees that I am working on and wanted to share one of the first tree I ever purchased from Ebay (I know! I know!) for a VERY low price because the seller couldn't get a bid on it because it looked a bit odd but I right away so an ENT and knew I had to have it. My "ENT" is a Korean Hornbeam that is in bloom 2 weeks after I had pruned, wired and re-potted to the custom made pot that I commissioned to compliment it. My goal in the next 3 years is to work on the ramification and filling out the canopy. Let me know what you guys think! Thanks!