tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818598590989901949.post6984404309607735923..comments2023-12-30T02:06:00.247-08:00Comments on Little Cornish Trees: A busy few monthsMarcus wattshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13112038203053593137noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818598590989901949.post-92139331737900768222013-06-20T03:03:51.751-07:002013-06-20T03:03:51.751-07:00Hi, thanks for your reply.
I got a smaller one qui...Hi, thanks for your reply.<br />I got a smaller one quite cheap, but all the bigger ones on web were not under 1000€!!! And I have spent a lot of time looking. But I'm sure that could not bee the right price... Anyway could you please give me any contact information of the guy whoose backgrount that was so maby he could give me some advice where to get it. <br />Please send it to my email: nikart.rozman@gmail.com so it wont be public.<br /><br />That would be very helpfull.<br /><br />Thanks, <br />NikNik Rozmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221432189771234226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818598590989901949.post-47501144437646261922013-06-17T23:01:08.310-07:002013-06-17T23:01:08.310-07:00hi Nik,
the graduated background is not mine. it w...hi Nik,<br />the graduated background is not mine. it was part of the professional set up used to produce the Noelanders bonsai show book. if you check any good photographic supplies for graduated backdrops you'll find several colours and sizes<br /><br />cheersMarcus wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112038203053593137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818598590989901949.post-71895053524442480992013-06-16T01:47:52.226-07:002013-06-16T01:47:52.226-07:00Hi, may I ash where you bought the big black&w...Hi, may I ash where you bought the big black&white background for making photos?<br /><br />Regards, NikNik Rozmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221432189771234226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818598590989901949.post-87018127057680785022013-05-04T14:11:42.995-07:002013-05-04T14:11:42.995-07:00Thanks Web D,
it was a tree that had sat at my loc...Thanks Web D,<br />it was a tree that had sat at my local nursery for about 15 years - originally grown from a cutting rather than a graft - most likely a japanese import rather than garden center material. <br /><br />I bought the tree 5 years ago now as a quite large unstyled piece of material - over three repotting sessions I got the roots reduced so they fit a better pot. I'll do a full post on it very soon with as many pictures as i can findMarcus wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112038203053593137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818598590989901949.post-16925340051917194892013-05-04T14:03:52.525-07:002013-05-04T14:03:52.525-07:00Hi Neli S - thanks for the comment and encourageme...Hi Neli S - thanks for the comment and encouragement.<br />The old fashioned western way to style junipers was to heavily thin the branch of many small branchlets, clean out all the new shoots that form in the branch junctions and wire it all flat. Not only does this look rubbish and substantially weaken the tree but it then takes years to form a fuller pad - it also leads to the pom pom appearance of the pad. <br />By angling the main branch downwards and bringing the tip up a fraction you then wire some of the secondaries that go up the main branch so they initially follow the angle of the main branch and then level out. This adds depth to a pad made from a single branch but it gets even better if you use several branches to make larger pads as you can use many more shoots and the finished result is instantly fuller. It is important to keep some new shoots from in the branch crotches to fill in the pad in future years.<br /><br />Tosho - needle juniper, i wire only hardened brown wood, never green shoots. i begin with main branch selection and wire them to the right place and angle. If there are woody secondary shoots they are fine wired and arranged to begin the 'under-structure' of the pad. In the spring/early summer you let the tree grow freely, then you cut off all but a few mm of the new growth. (unless you are growing an area to fit the design). after this scissor pruning new buds form all over the new pad and these are allowed to grow a bit before prunning back the strong ones. this makes more (smaller) buds form and these i usually leave for the rest of the year. Pads fill out very quickly and once they are thick and bushy you scissor prune the individual shoots to make a better shape and to let in light.<br /><br />cheers MarcusMarcus wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112038203053593137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818598590989901949.post-48433673812588702112013-05-04T01:12:43.254-07:002013-05-04T01:12:43.254-07:00I'm not normally one to comment on blogs but I...I'm not normally one to comment on blogs but I have to show appreciation for your hinoki cypress. I would love to know more about the development of this tree Marcus.Web Designhttp://halowebdesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818598590989901949.post-6166030388784309662013-04-15T22:54:10.473-07:002013-04-15T22:54:10.473-07:00Marcus,
I enjoyed your blog tremendously. I am in ...Marcus,<br />I enjoyed your blog tremendously. I am in Zambia, and the only person doing bonsai, trying to learn the hard way.<br />I would like to ask You how do You stile the pads of junipers to make them layered? Do you bring the first secondary branches over on top of the next ones? I can not figure it out. And how do You style the pads of a tosho?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503661417351687294noreply@blogger.com