New tree recomendation ... ?

Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:23 pm

The tree stands 52cm tall .........

What do you think ? .... i like it ... a lot ...

Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:49 pm

I like it!

Careful you don't start getting reverse taper at the top where all those branches are.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:55 pm

Yes my fellow cow pat collector, like i know what reverse taper means !! ..lol

Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:03 pm

Is it yours, or one you are looking to acquire?

It looks to be a false cypress of some variety, so remember you won't get growth anywhere back along those branches. You'll have to use wire to compact it, which isn't bad per say... just something to keep in mind. Also you'll want to adjust the front by not having the lowest branches coming right at you from the trunk.

So if you are looking to purchase it, you will want to see other views to make sure it isn't hiding a larger problem.

Kindest regards,

Victrinia

Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:13 pm

It's a specimen Hinoki Cyprus Bonsai Tree for around 100 dollars that i was going to buy, but thought i would run it through here first ....

Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:21 pm

KasWear wrote:Yes my fellow cow pat collector, like i know what reverse taper means !! ..lol

Reverse taper is when the trunk starts getting thicker again as it gets higher.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:34 pm

Marsman wrote:
KasWear wrote:Yes my fellow cow pat collector, like i know what reverse taper means !! ..lol

Reverse taper is when the trunk starts getting thicker again as it gets higher.

Gotta tell him why it happens dear... or else it won't help to know what it is...

Reserve taper often happens where several branches all depart from the trunk at the same level. ie the whorl of branches on this tree. So as those branches grow, they will create an unbalanced amount of wood in the area where they originate, because too much of the new wood is concentrated in a particula area.

When this concentration is at the base so much the better... high in the tree... and it's awkward and unpleasing to the eye.

V

Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:46 pm

Right, gotcha .. so do i buy it and is it worth around 100 dola .. ?/ ta

Kas

Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:14 pm

Honestly... it's not worth a 100 to me... but I also have a lot of access to trees. I would rather see you save that money and add to it to get a tree like:

http://www.weetree.com/product_info.php ... ts_id=1092

Which has 100% more potential in the long run. And will grow like a fiend for you in short time.

I know she'll even take payments over a couple months sometimes to help people out.

WeeTrees is a wonderful place to get GREAT feld grown material. The fact that you want a tree that size is a great start, I'd just rather see you get more long term bang for your buck. Browse her site... it'll make you very excited to see what can be had for a reasonable amount. And maybe my idea of reasonable is different than some, but $175 for a tree of that size and potential is cheap to me. I especially like the 3rd view as a nice front. It's a very natural candidate for broom style, and tridents are very easy to get structure on. If you want conifer, she even has:

http://www.weetree.com/product_info.php ... ts_id=1084

Which at $125 is a really great price for a nishiki black pine.

See what I am getting at?

V

Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:32 pm

Victrinia Ridgeway wrote:Gotta tell him why it happens dear... or else it won't help to know what it is...

Very true. Thanks for coming to the rescue.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:59 pm

So the posh wording basically means you don't want a quasimodo bonsai tree, and as for the hundred dola tree, I'm still tempted ...

The link posted i shall look into .. especially shipping to uk ....

But i've delayed my shopping day until thurdays as I'm going to look at these little bargain beutys, i do like the ficus ... :lol:

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl ... x_8168.htm

decisions, decisions ....

Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:23 pm

Kas,

I would not buy that tree for $100. Think of all the other trees you could by with that $$$ at a local garden center. It's a nice tree, but not $100 nice.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:28 pm

When i get my motorbike i shall visit some, think i will be happy with the small ones linked at lidl for 10 dola ... my cuttings arer'nt fairing to well ... :cry:

Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:57 pm

KasWear wrote:So the posh wording basically means you don't want a quasimodo bonsai tree, and as for the hundred dola tree, I'm still tempted ...

The link posted i shall look into .. especially shipping to uk ....

But i've delayed my shopping day until thurdays as I'm going to look at these little bargain beutys, i do like the ficus ...

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl ... x_8168.htm

decisions, decisions ....

Posh wording?? lol I think not... I specifically avoid that on-line.

I am so sorry about recommending a US grower when you are in the UK. But I know there are some great ones over there as well. (I got mixed up with seeing both you and Marsman as being from "Coventry".)

At any rate... Buy the tree or not... If I were you I would ask to see additional photos if you have not seen it in person. That can sometimes help you make up your mind.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:03 pm

lol .. was joking about the posh .... i shall see how i get on with the cheaper ones from lidl, and my cuttings and poorly 3 foot ficus !!! ta

Kas