Ok, I took some pictures and they turned out ok, here they are...
Just a quick note, I planted these in bonsai pots before I aerlized that you could put them in larger pots to develope them more so I plan to do that with some of them.
This is my japanese grey bark elm that I am very happy with. It has great basal flare. It is 1 1/2 feet tall.
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This is my pond cypress that I will be chopping atleast in half for obvious reasons. It is 3 feet tall.
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I used spagnum moss to protect the fragile roots at the base.
This is my trident maple group that I planted last year. It shows some good potential. It is 2 feet tall.
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This my green japanese maple that I need to repot. It may become a main tree in a group because of its lack of lower branches. I may get two small seedlings and plant them very close to the trunk to take up the blank space. Also on this one and my smaller one the trunk has shrivled a little but its obviously not dead. I don't understand why. Its just under 2 feet tall.
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This is the red jap. maple that I found on the side of a road. It has a good base and is 1 foot tall. I will also be chopping this one and repotting it.
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This is the chinese cork bark elm that I recently purchased. I was confused because it was potted in peat moss and I know that is very bad for a bonsai and it shows. This tree is 7in tall
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This is the first black pine that I bought and after I talked with the grower I prunned it back considerably. It is 1 1/2 feet tall.
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This is a smaller one that I recently repotted into a half gallon pot. It is 9in tall.
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This is the collected Hemlock. We had a bad ice storm and I had to wait for it to thaw out to take a picture of it. My juniper is still frozen to my deck. It is 1 1/2 feet tall and the same wide.
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Its tough to see but this tree has great nabari. Also I don't know how I'm going to style this tree so suggestions are welcome.
Finaly, this is my chinese elm that I bought finished this way. Ive have it for a year and it is about 9 inches tall.
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I recently planted this in mostly akadama for a change and I have to say I like the way it looks.
Well thats it, I hope you enjoy them and any suggestions on styling or anything is appreciated.
Tom
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Tom,
I just checked out a few of your trees. I have a Chinese Elm that is very similar. There is a series of photos in the gallery if you have not seen them yet. [url=https://www.bonsaifarm.tv/content/view/72/37/]Here[/url] is a link to a video about them. If you follow the link "home" at the top of the page there are more videos. I see a very well placed branch on the outside of the first bend. This is your #1 branch, cut it back hard this spring to induce taper and ramification. Look for a similar branch on the outside of the second curve. I can't tell if there is one due to the foliage. Remove some branching on the inside of curves, (unless you are looking to use them as sacrifices).
On the the Zelkova, what are your plans for it? They are usually trained in the broom style or informal upright. I'm nut sure this tree falls into any of the traditional styles, not that this is a requirement. I have a broom that has one full year of growth on it since a major chop, I can post a few pictures if there is interest.
Norm
I just checked out a few of your trees. I have a Chinese Elm that is very similar. There is a series of photos in the gallery if you have not seen them yet. [url=https://www.bonsaifarm.tv/content/view/72/37/]Here[/url] is a link to a video about them. If you follow the link "home" at the top of the page there are more videos. I see a very well placed branch on the outside of the first bend. This is your #1 branch, cut it back hard this spring to induce taper and ramification. Look for a similar branch on the outside of the second curve. I can't tell if there is one due to the foliage. Remove some branching on the inside of curves, (unless you are looking to use them as sacrifices).
On the the Zelkova, what are your plans for it? They are usually trained in the broom style or informal upright. I'm nut sure this tree falls into any of the traditional styles, not that this is a requirement. I have a broom that has one full year of growth on it since a major chop, I can post a few pictures if there is interest.
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The #1 branch has just recently started to develope, it has had minimal foliage on it the past year. There is a second branch on the second bend and also one in the back and I'll do the same to them. There really isn't any on the inside of the curves unless you mean the one in the front. If I remove that one it will look very bare. I actualy have seen all of those videos I found it once when I was doing some research, good stuff. Its more enjoyable to learn through a video than by reading.
For my zelkova, I plan to grow out the lower branches to induce taper, I really need to work on the apex this year though there really is none to speak of. My overall plan is to keep it in an informal upright, I'm not sure why you say it doesn't fit that criteria, unless you mean the sudden changes in trunk direction (it was chopped many times). Do you think it would be possible to chop it and make a broom style out of it?
Post some pictures I love to see other peoples trees.
Tom
For my zelkova, I plan to grow out the lower branches to induce taper, I really need to work on the apex this year though there really is none to speak of. My overall plan is to keep it in an informal upright, I'm not sure why you say it doesn't fit that criteria, unless you mean the sudden changes in trunk direction (it was chopped many times). Do you think it would be possible to chop it and make a broom style out of it?
Post some pictures I love to see other peoples trees.
Tom
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Tom,
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No, in fact exactly the opposite, If it is 18" tall then I see about 12" of trunk with no movement. It does not give the feel of informal upright. With the movement in the apex it does not seem to be formal upright style either.My overall plan is to keep it in an informal upright, I'm not sure why you say it doesn't fit that criteria, unless you mean the sudden changes in trunk direction
Yes, definitely, but maybe not yet. The one I'm working on was about 1" in diameter at the chop site and I don't think that I would want to do it on anything much smaller. Brooms can, of course be trained from seedlings that that does not fit here either.Do you think it would be possible to chop it and make a broom style out of it?
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Sorry thats my fault the tree is not that tall its only about a foot tall and about 8 inches to the noticeable movement in the picture. There is really a lot more movement in it than the picture can really show. The tree was actualy chopped about half way up to the first movement that you can see. I may try the broom style later on cause I have to say I like that look better in the zelkova, I have a book with some pretty incredible pictures of them.No, in fact exactly the opposite, If it is 18" tall then I see about 12" of trunk with no movement. It does not give the feel of informal upright. With the movement in the apex it does not seem to be formal upright style either.
Also do you have any suggestions of the hemlock, I know the trunk is thin and it doesn't look so great in the picture, but when you see it in person it looks a lot better.
Tom
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, but I'm out of window space and fluorescent lights! 
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