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Anyone here into bonsai?
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:11 am
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:11 am
On a whim, I bought this tree
It was a kit that came with shears and wire.
I trimmed some and wire it, and this was the result
My daughter saw it, and wanted to try it out. So I picked up some junipers from Lowes.
This is hers before
And after
Mine before
And after
I guess we'll see if we can keep these trees alive. If so it might be a fun hobby to share with her.
I'm already thinking - if these trees thrive - of setting up monkey poles in the backyard to showcase the trees.
It was a kit that came with shears and wire.
I trimmed some and wire it, and this was the result
My daughter saw it, and wanted to try it out. So I picked up some junipers from Lowes.
This is hers before
And after
Mine before
And after
I guess we'll see if we can keep these trees alive. If so it might be a fun hobby to share with her.
I'm already thinking - if these trees thrive - of setting up monkey poles in the backyard to showcase the trees.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:30 am to boxcarbarney
the mineral soil recipe that tigerlaff introduced in the tropical fruit thread would also work very well for bonsai
The coolest bonsai I’ve seen is at the botanical garden in Norfolk VA they have a large bonsai area and there’s a large display of bonsai bald cypress, complete with knees and mosses. The trees are all about 24” and look like they are centuries old. It is really cool
The coolest bonsai I’ve seen is at the botanical garden in Norfolk VA they have a large bonsai area and there’s a large display of bonsai bald cypress, complete with knees and mosses. The trees are all about 24” and look like they are centuries old. It is really cool
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:50 am to boxcarbarney
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.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:07 am to cgrand
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there’s a large display of bonsai bald cypres
There's a bonsai place in Folsom, Underhill, that has a large cypress bonsai
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:01 pm to boxcarbarney
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.
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.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:55 pm to boxcarbarney
There's a Louisiana Bonsai Society.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 7:25 am to AaronDeTiger
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
Posted on 4/21/26 at 7:29 am to boxcarbarney
quote:
There's a bonsai place in Folsom, Underhill, that has a large cypress bonsai
I want one of these so bad but I'm not patient enough for it.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:44 am to Lucky_Stryke
quote:
I'd suggest trident maples. They are pretty hardy and grow like crazy.
I'll give those a look.
I started with juniper because they are the most recognizable, and everything I saw said they were easy to shape and take care of. We'll see I guess.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:44 am to AaronDeTiger
quote:
There's a Louisiana Bonsai Society.
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.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:54 am to boxcarbarney
quote:
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 went last year and had a good time. They had a really nice selection of trees for auction and they all sold for a pretty cheap bargain all things considered.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:06 am to boxcarbarney
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
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
Posted on 4/21/26 at 11:21 am to RaginCajunz
Where'd you get those foo dogs?
Posted on 4/21/26 at 12:18 pm to Ziggy
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Where'd you get those foo dogs?
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
Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:16 pm to RaginCajunz
Do you recall what they cost total? What are they made out of?
Thank you sir!
Thank you sir!
Posted on 4/21/26 at 2:09 pm to Ziggy
$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.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 4:33 pm to boxcarbarney
I’ve always thought I would like bonsai, and planned to get into it when I retired and had more time. Now retired and realize you are too damn old to start bonsai when you retire!
Posted on 11/3/26 at 9:57 am to boxcarbarney
Update.
We managed to kill the two nursery stock junipers I bought from Lowes. I think we may have removed too much foliage too soon.
But, the pre-potted bonsai I ordered online is still going strong:
I picked up some junipers this past weekend for me an my dauther to try to style again. Hopefully these will live. The plan is to trim and style them now, and then in Spring repot them into training pots.
Eventually I'd like to put a small garden in my front yard with monkey poles to display the trees. Something like this
We managed to kill the two nursery stock junipers I bought from Lowes. I think we may have removed too much foliage too soon.
But, the pre-potted bonsai I ordered online is still going strong:
I picked up some junipers this past weekend for me an my dauther to try to style again. Hopefully these will live. The plan is to trim and style them now, and then in Spring repot them into training pots.
Eventually I'd like to put a small garden in my front yard with monkey poles to display the trees. Something like this
Posted on 11/3/26 at 10:17 am to boxcarbarney
I used to do some. I had a really thick pine with a broken off top that I took out of the woods that was my best looking.
One thing that easy to play around with is heavenly bamboo, popular ornamental across the south. I dug some up out of my yard and made a grove scene out of them.
I don't have any pictures but something like this.
One thing that easy to play around with is heavenly bamboo, popular ornamental across the south. I dug some up out of my yard and made a grove scene out of them.
I don't have any pictures but something like this.
Posted on 11/8/26 at 6:21 pm to boxcarbarney
I don't understand....please explain the concept.
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