LENNARD'S BONSAI BEGINNINGS.

Monday, July 14, 2014

Celtis africana - bridging the big wound.

June 2009:

I can not really remember where I got this material. The biggest problem with it was the big ugly wound low down.

March 2010:

I have cut back some of the thick branches and is slowly rebuilding the branches. There is a big wound but the cambium is starting to roll over so over time it will be healed. The wound extends just above the lowest branch downward to the left. The branch indicated with the pink line (picture 3) is going to help heal that area (closeup picture 4).

The branches and twiggy growth are coming along nicely - the wound is still a big problem!

October 2012:
I have used one of the twigs to bridge the wound.

June 2013:

The graft/bridge has fused well.

The tree today:

Un update-July 2015:

Comparing 2014 and now:

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Trident Maples.....I think I am beginning to like them.

Here I can not really grow Pine and Juniper -like trees because it gets too warm in summer and not cold enough in winter. I also did not like to grow Maples because my first one suffered all the time.
This is my first one....I still have it and it does not look much better now:

It also seemed that our temperate climate did add to the frustration of lack of color on Maples in autumn. Last autumn(2013) this changed and I had some lovely clors on my Maples:

I also got some field grown trees for cheap in August 2010. I bought 5 of them. From the time I bought them they did not grow much, but they are progressing.

Here is the first one:
January 2011

July 2014

I will let it grow out again this growing season and some further branch selection - I do need advice on this!
I have posted the tree on this forum for advice and comments:
http://www.bonsaisite.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25889&hl=Please advice and comment here.

Here is the second one:
Oldest pic: