Anyone here into bonsai?

It's super wild when there's like a little 100 year old tree in a post/vessel that's only like 3 inches deep. When I'm doom scrolling and a bonsai post comes across I usually watch a a couple.

Ivw been into bonsai for a couple years. The hardest part is actually styling correctly or at least trying to make it look appealing and appropriate. It's fun but you will kill trees in the process. I'd suggest trident maples. They are pretty hardy and grow like crazy.

My junipers just never do well and I'm kinda over them. They can be amazing but that's 20 years away really. I think I'm just doing maple bonsai's. I have almost 40 different Japanese maples planted around my house and I can air layer and root cuttings off of those for free.

Many many yrs ago back in the late 70's i had 10 to 15, a friend that owned a flower shop had a friend that was friends with at the time someone involved deeply in Bonsai, I visited his place and his Backyard was just a jaw dropping experience he must have had to have had 100's. mostly old mature trees

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There's a Louisiana Bonsai Society.

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I follow them on facebook. Not sure if I'm ready to join a society yet.

Looks like they have an annual bonsai auction and sale in August. I may go check that out if we are still going strong.

I've tortured my fair share of $10 nana junipers into a bonsai like shapes. I have determined that is my best course of action as there is no way I can keep up with proper bonsai's watering needs through our summers. One vacation and my stuff would all be dead.

Those junipers last years for me, give me the same general satisfaction and a lot more instant satisfaction.

I love conifers, and long to move somewhere with more options due to climate. I have really enjoyed my Japanese Black Pine Thunderhead trees. I need to clean them as as they are growing like crazy. About 5 years in on them so far.
Current growth one one

Current Growth on the other


When I bought them

Planted year 1

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Where'd you get those foo dogs?

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Maas Nursery outside of Houston. They were the best foo dogs I had seen after shopping for a while. I figured out they are made by this company. You may be able to find a dealer with their finder.

https://www.massarelli.com/products/20-large-foo-dog-right?_pos=1&_sid=c7d7a7674&_ss=r

$265 a piece back in 2021. They're concrete, but not crude like a lot of the raw concrete statuary you see. They were finished like you see. Super heavy little bastards. Online it claims 100lbs each, but I think they may be heavier than that even. It was a splurge, but I'd found some up on Florida Blvd by the Sonnys BBQ that were OK and they wanted $245 each there.