Thread: Bonsai. Split from 'Question about camellia oil'

At least another 5 months for me.

I got up this morning and it was 27F outside. I guess bonsai season is over.

We had a cold snap about 2 weeks ago, but now we're back to the mid 20's. (Celcius of course.)

Oh and I noticed the leaves on my camellia have curled up, I thought some roots had sprouted but obviously not.

Originally Posted by zenshaver

I got up this morning and it was 27F outside. I guess bonsai season is over.

Just picked up my first yesterday, a smallish juniper. I did some trimming, although I have yet to wire the trunk (I may let it grow for a month or two before wiring it) and it looks ok for now. I'll post some pix up later... it's definitely still got a long way to go.

I find a completed tree boring. There is nothing to do but look at it. Then there is no thinking of what you need to do next or nothing.I think that is part of the fun of bonsai. Just relaxing and working on a tree.

Originally Posted by zenshaver

I find a completed tree boring. There is nothing to do but look at it.

Wow, does that apply to other art you haven't created yourself too?

No, But what do you do next? you know what I mean? I get more enjoyment of imagining of what I am going to do next.I suppose that is why I have a lot of uncompleted trees. As a matter of fact all of the trees I have (in the ground mostly) have a lot of work to go with them.I suppose one or two completed trees wouyld be nice too. If my wife has her way though all of my trees will stay in the ground.

I read somewhere that a bonsai is never really completed. It is always changing and growing. So, essentially you are never done with your bonsai. You are just at a different phase in its growth.So, I suppose you just have to think of what to do next with it. Either it be pruning new growth to keep its shape or what branch you want to go where. Either way I enjoy it.

Originally Posted by zenshaver

No, But what do you do next? you know what I mean? I get more enjoyment of imagining of what I am going to do next.I suppose that is why I have a lot of uncompleted trees. As a matter of fact all of the trees I have (in the ground mostly) have a lot of work to go with them.I suppose one or two completed trees wouyld be nice too. If my wife has her way though all of my trees will stay in the ground.

It's just the way your comment came across, that if your not the one creating/who completed the art, then its boring. See that's the thing with text, no emotion, so its easy to take things the wrong way.

Originally Posted by zenshaver

I read somewhere that a bonsai is never really completed. It is always changing and growing. So, essentially you are never done with your bonsai. You are just at a different phase in its growth.So, I suppose you just have to think of what to do next with it. Either it be pruning new growth to keep its shape or what branch you want to go where. Either way I enjoy it.

Bonsai, they never stop growing indeed. IMO bonsai are just like people. People never stop growing, sure they reach a certain height and stop growing, but the cells in which a person is made up of, they break down, then new ones replace them, some get damaged, and they are replaced. A bonsai is just the same, cells growing continuously.

True. In essence it is teaching you how to harmonize with nature. How things keep themselves in balance.I recently read another article where someone had stated that when transplanting trees they believed that instead of pruning upper branches when the roots are pruned the tree will balance itself out. In other words the branches the tree cannot support will die until a balance is met. Of course, this way branches may die which you do not want to. It is still interesting to learn.