What to do with this acacia
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john5555leonard
dorothy7774
jrodriguez
AlainK
Jesse
mike page
cram
aaapostol_8368
AdamG
Arno
kauaibonsai
moyogijohn
Pavel Slovák
Eastern Bonsai
Ka Pabling
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Re: What to do with this acacia
Hello,
Here is an idea. I would remove the dead wood, rewire the lower left branch out, and cut where I have marked in black. Also a shorter pot in the future. Just an idea, hope this helps.
Abe
Here is an idea. I would remove the dead wood, rewire the lower left branch out, and cut where I have marked in black. Also a shorter pot in the future. Just an idea, hope this helps.
Abe
Eastern Bonsai- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
Hello Ka Pabling
Very interesing tree. This is for me only Indor-bonsai.
I think it's good to let the dead wood. It is a very significant element of the tree. The new composition, I obeyed it.
Gretings Pavel
Very interesing tree. This is for me only Indor-bonsai.
I think it's good to let the dead wood. It is a very significant element of the tree. The new composition, I obeyed it.
Gretings Pavel
Pavel Slovák- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
HI Abe,
Thanks for your comment
Hi Pavel,
This tree needs full sun and it is hardwood so there is no problem keeping the deadwood.
Best wishes
ka pabling
Ka Pabling- Member
what to do with this Acacia
Ka Pabling,,,This is only my opion,, If i were lucky enough to have this tree. i would lose the dead wood and put it in a regular pot..to keep some dead wood i would only do one third of it.over powering takes away from the tree... sorry only my opion...nice tree!! take care john
moyogijohn- Member
what to do with this Acacia
moyogijohn wrote:Ka Pabling,,,This is only my opion,, If i were lucky enough to have this tree. i would lose the dead wood and put it in a regular pot..to keep some dead wood i would only do one third of it.over powering takes away from the tree... sorry only my opion...nice tree!! take care john
Thanks for your opinion John, am trying to get as many before I make the final decision
Best wishes
ka pabling
Ka Pabling- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
beautiful material ka pabling
quite a challenging tree. how about tilting the other way? living part up, deadwood down for cascade. train long lower branches behind/under deadwood so foliage appears to come from deadwood. streamline deadwood. grow living part for apex and branches. create some long branches to fill negative space.
best wishes, sam
quite a challenging tree. how about tilting the other way? living part up, deadwood down for cascade. train long lower branches behind/under deadwood so foliage appears to come from deadwood. streamline deadwood. grow living part for apex and branches. create some long branches to fill negative space.
best wishes, sam
kauaibonsai- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
Ka Pabling
Ya gotta keep the deadwood, at least most of it! To those that say "cut it" they need to come to Maui and sit on the beach where all the Kiawes (acacia) grow right in the sand over the ocean. This looks like a beach tree you thought was dead yet there is new gree growth hanging out over the ocean. Sam is right!
Arno
Ya gotta keep the deadwood, at least most of it! To those that say "cut it" they need to come to Maui and sit on the beach where all the Kiawes (acacia) grow right in the sand over the ocean. This looks like a beach tree you thought was dead yet there is new gree growth hanging out over the ocean. Sam is right!
Arno
Arno- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
Ka Pabling,
good morning for me picture no. 1 is most beautiful angle...
otherwise the 2 pictures are common angle of a tree
cheers.
aaapostol_8368
good morning for me picture no. 1 is most beautiful angle...
otherwise the 2 pictures are common angle of a tree
cheers.
aaapostol_8368
aaapostol_8368- Member
What to do with this acacia
Since this is a very challenging tree to work on, if ever I am going to retain the dead wood, I might as well "raise the stakes" I am not sure if thats the term they use in poker games.
With picture no 3 I will tilt the tree to make a semi cascade style with the live part on top as Sam suggested and plant it on a rock!
I hope somebody can help me with the virtuals, am now calling for Dorothy,Cram, Rob and the rest.I have some large size limestone rocks which could be carved to fit your virts.
Best wishes
ka pabling
With picture no 3 I will tilt the tree to make a semi cascade style with the live part on top as Sam suggested and plant it on a rock!
I hope somebody can help me with the virtuals, am now calling for Dorothy,Cram, Rob and the rest.I have some large size limestone rocks which could be carved to fit your virts.
Best wishes
ka pabling
Ka Pabling- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
with a great plesure ...ka pabling
i like your first way to look at this hard tree
i don t know so much acacia
except that the virtual i made you is a little "special" for this spiecies
...as your tree
well...i think something very graphic like this could be good for this acacia
maybe i ve exagerated a little bit
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i like your first way to look at this hard tree
i don t know so much acacia
except that the virtual i made you is a little "special" for this spiecies
...as your tree
well...i think something very graphic like this could be good for this acacia
maybe i ve exagerated a little bit
[img][/img]
cram- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
Keep the deadwood. All of it! The deadwood is the character of the tree. The foliage is the cosmetic.
Just an old man's opinion.
Mike
Just an old man's opinion.
Mike
mike page- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
mike page wrote:Keep the deadwood. All of it! The deadwood is the character of the tree. The foliage is the cosmetic.
Just an old man's opinion.
Mike
So much wisdom in an old mans opinion. Thanks Mike
Very nice virts Cram, thanks a lot, I wish I could do virts like that.
Best wishes
ka pabling
Ka Pabling- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
Very interesting design Alain .both live part and deadwood are in harmony.
Best wishes
ka pabling
Ka Pabling- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
Ka pabling,
In Puerto Rico, we have Aroma (Acasia farnesiana/ which we also call aroma) and Baya Honda (Prosopis juliflora). Due to the size and type of foliage of your tree, I often think this is, in fact, Prosopis juliflora. Can you post a picture of the flower stamens?
On another note, Prosopis juliflora coal is often used to roast lechón, as it possesses an unusual amount of the flavonoid/mesquitol in its heartwood.
Your friend,
Jose Luis
In Puerto Rico, we have Aroma (Acasia farnesiana/ which we also call aroma) and Baya Honda (Prosopis juliflora). Due to the size and type of foliage of your tree, I often think this is, in fact, Prosopis juliflora. Can you post a picture of the flower stamens?
On another note, Prosopis juliflora coal is often used to roast lechón, as it possesses an unusual amount of the flavonoid/mesquitol in its heartwood.
Your friend,
Jose Luis
jrodriguez- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
jrodriguez wrote:..
In Puerto Rico, we have .. Honda..
We do too..
-dorothy
dorothy7774- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
Hi Jose,
This tree is definitely not a baya honda. I just saw the picture of prosopis juliflora, the leaves are larger. aroma leave are smaller and and have needle sharp thorns almost 2 inches long.
Hi Dorothy,
What do you have, the baya honda, or the acacia farnesiana. I am not sure if baya honda could be made a bonsai.
Best regards
ka pabling
Ka Pabling- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
Ka Pabling wrote:
Hi Jose,
This tree is definitely not a baya honda. I just saw the picture of prosopis juliflora, the leaves are larger. aroma leave are smaller and and have needle sharp thorns almost 2 inches long.
Hi Dorothy,
What do you have, the baya honda, or the acacia farnesiana. I am not sure if baya honda could be made a bonsai.
Best regards
ka pabling
Pabling,
Baya honda has small leaves, like the acasia farnesiana. Also, it has mean thorns, like the Acasia farnesiana. The reason i ask for a picture of the flowers, is that they differ a lot. Aroma has a small yellow ball as a flower. Baya honda has an elongated flower stamen. It kind of looks lika a banana.
Baya honda can be made into a bonsai, particularly with those collected along the shore.
Your friend,
Jose Luis
Last edited by jrodriguez on Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:39 pm; edited 1 time in total
jrodriguez- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
dorothy7774 wrote:jrodriguez wrote:..
In Puerto Rico, we have .. Honda..
We do too..
-dorothy
I think Dorothy was making fun of the name, comparing it to the Japanese car. Honda means deep in spanish.
jrodriguez- Member
Re: What to do with this acacia
Hi Jose,
Thats what I saw, the flowers of baya honda are elongated while that of aroma, are small yellow balls.
Do you have aromas in your garden?
ka pabling
Thats what I saw, the flowers of baya honda are elongated while that of aroma, are small yellow balls.
Do you have aromas in your garden?
ka pabling
Ka Pabling- Member
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