A Wild Larch... "Think Only Tree" - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 7 янв 2022
- Miyagi said to make it look like a tree using only the picture in my mind.
So, I did.
This larch had been prepared for bonsai for many years by the previous caretaker and is now in my care. In part 1 of this series, I carry out a minimal amount of redirection through gentle wiring and pruning to bring out the wild image of a mountain larch from the Cascade Mountain Range.
Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3 where deadwood techniques are started and this tree gets its first bonsai container.
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Nice piece of material. To me it screamed RAFT!!. Having said that your styling has never disappointed. Therefore I defer to the master. Thanks, keep growing.
I just follow what I feel. A raft would also be amazing with branches all on that side. I just haven’t seen a larch like that in nature, so it didn’t appear in my mind’s eye.
Nice tree. Thanks for sharing.
Hello Jared, I'd find another one sided Larch and plant them together to make a group with branches all the way around.
Yup. Planted very close together as if they had always been that way. I do have another larch similar to this one, yet very different. I had considered doing what you suggested with the pair. That other one will be up on deck soon and I’ll decide then if I will style it to match or go another direction. We’ll have to catch up again on that one, Nigel. 🙋🏻♂️
Looks Good
Great job! I love larches. 😍 Looking forward to the future updates. The bark on that trunk is too nice to be wasted on a raft. No offense to my friend @Matt Brennan 😁
I am reviewing previous films of my favourite bonsai stations and you are one of them. I look at bonsai videos because I want to learn techniques and horticultural knowhow. You have got the drive and love as an artist that I can learn something from. Not making a front on a tree, is something I got from you. The larch is a challenge. One sided tree. Maybe letting it grow for a few years and then styling. Or literati is a possibility. You are an example and inspiring for me as a simple hobbyist. Ofcourse a like👍👍👍
It’s a wonderful art, bonsai. Some inspiration will come from other artists, but the main inspiration will always be from nature. Glad you have found both!
I like to grow the tops long and whip it down to do a graft where its needed. Beautiful tree
That’s a great grafting technique. On another tree, perhaps.
jin the top :D
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Hiya Jared, What a terrific tree conundrum to get input from your viewers. I, too, think a raft or radical slant would work but the amount of time and effort involved might be prohibitive to the result. How about keeping it upright but using the lightning-strike-plus-subsequent-fire-on-the-tree-trunk scenerio?
Lightning strike or just plain old wind damage makes a lot of sense since that whole side is bare and above that is dead. I’m not so sure about the fire on the trunk, but I do enjoy finding opportunities for that image. I feel like I can make that happen more effectively on a lower altitude growing tree design.
@@BonsaiEcho I humbly bow to the owner’s aesthetic.
Foist to Echo..
First! Yes! I still crack up when I see this used though because…
verb: foist
impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.
"don't let anyone foist inferior goods on you."
🤷🏻♂️🤣
When I started watching @Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone I noticed everyone used "foist".. so I went with it too. Following Nigel’s lead has worked well for me since.. so "foist" it is. 😁
I may have to try to jump in there with a “primary” or “foremost” just for funzies…🤪
@@BonsaiEcho ,,, FOIST and foremost coming soon. Thanks
Thanks for the vid! Is it possible to get branches to sprout on the bare side? And would they ever be able to catch up to the established branches?
I wouldn’t expect to see buds from the old wood on this larch. If they did sprout there, it would take a very long time for them to appear to match the rest of the mature branches. Alternatively, grafting is an option that could work. I chose to just give this tree a very gentle nudge using the existing branches instead.
I was thinking raft too. Get a forest of 5 or 6 trees.
It would be a great raft if the roots would cooperate. Perhaps even better with it not entirely fallen to the ground level as I’ve seen while walking trails in western red cedar forests.
@@BonsaiEcho yes. A very slanted tree. The bald side is the underside. I've walked under trees like that too.
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Any advice using wood pots? you seem to have a lot of them, the blue stuff its wood treatment right?
Raw wood absorbs water and can get heavy. I like to char the wood before using the wooden pot. That will tighten up the grain structure some and can make it less absorbent, leading to longer service life. The blue stuff you are seeing is leftover spray paint I applied to the outside only and then lightly sanded after it dried. I don’t recommend applying too much chemical treatment to the wood and I would never add it to the inside where it would be in contact with the planting media.
Char the wood is burning it with a blowtorch?
@@arnoldmmbb That’s right. Look up shou sugi ban for some good descriptions of the technique. It is fun to do and looks good too.
Thanks!! the redwood slab pot for the thujas were very cool
What about leaning it heavily and treating it as a windswept tree? Maybe removing the bottom branches entirely?
I see where you’re going with the idea…
Due to the straightness of the trunk, I prefer this upright/windswept image. The lower branches are destined to become deadwood in the future. Even the largest low branch. First, they will be allowed to set in place and thicken just a bit.
If the main trunk had more movement, then a leaning windswept image would be very believable as well.
@@BonsaiEcho We actually get these kind of "upright windswept" trees on the east coast. Or at least I've seen them in the forests that border the mainland next to the NC barrier islands. I think that wind and salt spray encourages growing on one side, but otherwise the growing conditions are fairly normal so the trees don't get too twisty. They basically look like giant flags.
Hey Man! As I said it before: I love your videos and your approach. It's inspiring! Thanks! Hope more footage is coming again.
@@bastiv7806 Tons of interesting content coming up!